Tony Cox, who played Billy Bob Thornton's sidekick in the black comedy film, hit the youngster when turning right onto a street in Los Angeles, sending the latter to the hospital with a foot injury.

AceShowbiz - "Bad Santa" star Tony Cox is at the centre of a new police investigation in Los Angeles after hitting a kid on his bike with his car.

Cox, who played Billy Bob Thornton's sidekick in the "Bad Santa" films, was turning right onto a street when he hit the youngster, mangling his bike and sending him to the hospital with a foot injury.

The cyclist, who was alert and conscious after the accident - according to TMZ, avoided serious injury because he was wearing a helmet.

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