LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Loudon County girl was recovering Monday night after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle earlier that evening.

Authorities said it happened around 6:45 p.m. while the eight year old was biking in front of Carl’s Drive-In on E. Lee Highway in the City of Loudon.

Reports from the scene indicate she was hit from behind and thrown nearly 10 feet in the air.

Lifestar was called in and the girl was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment.

As of late Monday night, her name and condition had still not been released.