Youth bicyclist treated for injuries; Boy, 11, hospitalized after Troy police say he rode into path of SUV.(Main)

TROY - An 11-year-old bicyclist was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after he was hit by an SUV in the Lansingburgh neighborhood, police said.

The bicyclist, whose name was not available late Tuesday, was riding on the Sixth Avenue sidewalk near 102nd Street around 3:15 p.m. when, in the middle of the block, he suddenly veered into the street and into the path of an SUV being driven by a woman, 20, police spokesman Capt. John Cooney said.

"The child was struck by the auto and suffered what was initial ly believed to be serious head and leg injuries and transported to Albany …