MILL CREEK, N.S. -- A 17-year-old boy from Cape Breton has died after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.

The Cape Breton Regional Police Service responded to a motor vehicle accident in Mill Creek Saturday night.

Police say when they arrived they found the boy on the road in serious condition.

The boy was brought to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax, where he died Sunday morning.

His name is being withheld until all next of kin have been notified.

Police in Cape Breton are still investigating the accident.