ATCHISON COUNTY, Kan. —A Kansas boy was injured in an accident Monday in Atchison.

Just after 4p.m., police officers arrived on the scene of an injured 9-year-old bicyclist at the intersection of 6th and U.S.59, according to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.

The boy had been northbound on 6th Street and entered the intersection on a red light where multiple vehicles avoided hitting the bike.&nbsp; Although no vehicles struck the bicyclist he did fall off his bike and sustained minor injuries. He was treated at the scene by EMS and taken home by a parent, according to Wilson.

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 </figure>ATCHISON COUNTY, Kan. —A Kansas boy was injured in an accident Monday in Atchison.Just after 4p.m., police officers arrived on the scene of an injured 9-year-old bicyclist at the intersection of 6th and U.S.59, according to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.The boy had been northbound on 6th Street and entered the intersection on a red light where multiple vehicles avoided hitting the bike.&nbsp; Although no vehicles struck the bicyclist he did fall off his bike and sustained minor injuries. He was treated at the scene by EMS and taken home by a parent, according to Wilson.

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