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"A 15-year-old bicyclist is being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being injured following a collision with a tractor-trailer in Mexico on Monday afternoon.The bicyclist was headed west on Route 2 when he lost control on loose sand and struck a westbound tractor-trailer, Lt. Roy Hodsdon of Mexico Police said. He fell to the side of the road after hitting the truck and suffered a head injury.Police do not know where he hit the truck, Hodsdon said.The male from Peru was not wearing a helmet in the crash, which was reported at 3 p.m.He was taken by ambulance to Rumford Hospital and then transferred by a LifeFlight of Maine air ambulance to Maine Medical Center, Hodsdon said.The truck driver from South Dakota was driving a 2002 International Eagle and hauling an empty trailer.After the bicyclist hit the tractor-trailer, the driver locked the brakes and the tractor veered into the opposite lane where it struck the fender of an older model Ford pickup, Hodsdon said. Neither driver was injured.The trailer stayed in the westbound lane.The pickup had about $1,000 damage, Hodsdon said. The tractor had several thousands dollars in front-end damage. The bike had minimal damage.Police did not know the severity of bicyclist's injuries, Hodsdon said. The teen was unconscious when police arrived, but later gained consciousness and told police his name. He had a large bruise on his head.State police and the Oxford County Sheriff's Department are assisting Mexico Police with the investigation, Hodsdon said. A crash reconstruction has been done."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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