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Have you seen this SUV? | CHP says an SUV hit a teen in South Sacramento and fled, the teen is in the hospital

School officials said the student was alert when they were transported to an area hospital.

ELK GROVE, Calif. — An Elk Grove Unified School District student was taken to a hospital Friday after being hit by a car. 

According to California Highway Patrol in South Sacramento, around noon a 15-year-old was crossing Caymus Drive just south of Brittany Park Drive in a crosswalk on his bike when a white SUV approached him.

"For an unknown reason, the driver of the SUV failed to yield to the bicyclist and the front of the SUV collided with the bicycle," CHP wrote in a Facebook post. "The juvenile was ejected off of his bicycle and onto Caymus Drive. "

According to a statement from school officials, the accident happened  "near the green belt." The school closest to this area is Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary School in South Sacramento. 

Law enforcement said the driver took off from the scene. CHP released the following photo.

Credit: CHP - South Sacramento
This is a photo of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a 15-year-old hurt.

CHP says the teen was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

If you have information on the location of the suspect or the suspect vehicle, you are asked to call the South Sacramento CHP Area office at (916) 897-5600.

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