FLORA, Ill.—A car-bicycle accident this morning in the city of Flora is yet another tragedy for a family who’s already suffered significantly this year.
According to family sources, Andy Parish, 15, was on his bicycle on the way to school when on Old U.S. 50 in the vicinity of Lincoln School, he was struck by a car.
Parish is the son of Jarod and Misty Parish, who were both injured in an auto accident earlier this year. Misty later lost a leg as a result of her injuries.
Andy Parish has been reported as having a collapsed lung and has had to have staples put in the back of his head, four in all, but it’s not clear whether it’s a superficial scalp wound or a little deeper.
He’s been sent to an Evansville hospital for scans and the family is awaiting results.
There’s been no word on the driver of the vehicle that struck Parish; we’ll have more as we get it.