Bad Santa actor Tony Cox crashes his sedan into a kid on a bike in Los Angeles

PICTURED: Bad Santa actor Tony Cox crashes his sedan into a kid on a bike in Los Angeles in unfortunate car accident

Actor Tony Cox was involved in a car collision.

The 61-year-old reportedly struck a kid on a bicycle while driving his black sedan in Los Angeles.

The incident is being deemed an accident and the victim suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to TMZ.

The incident: Actor Tony Cox reportedly struck a kid on a bicycle while driving his black sedan in Los Angeles according to TMZ 

Ouch: His Mercedes-Benz vehicle pictured with the bicycle

Ouch: His Mercedes-Benz vehicle pictured with the bicycle

Cox is most famous for starring in Bad Santa as Billy Bob Thornton’s safe-cracking sidekick Marcus.

The star is likely thanking his lucky stars that police determined the collision to be accidental.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Cox was not at fault and not issued a summons. 

While driving in Los Angeles, the actor reportedly was making a right hand turn while a young person was riding his bike through the crosswalk. 

Scary: While driving in Los Angeles, the actor reportedly was making a right hand turn while a young person was riding his bike through the crosswalk - thankfully the kid only suffered a foot injury

Scary: While driving in Los Angeles, the actor reportedly was making a right hand turn while a young person was riding his bike through the crosswalk – thankfully the kid only suffered a foot injury

Everything is good: The star is likely thanking his lucky stars that police determined the collision to be accidental

Everything is good: The star is likely thanking his lucky stars that police determined the collision to be accidental

Fortunate: Luckily, the person on the bike was wearing a helmet

Fortunate: Luckily, the person on the bike was wearing a helmet

Rough: The Schwinn was in rough shape after the collision

Rough: The Schwinn was in rough shape after the collision 

The name and age of the victim who was struck are unknown but he is described as a ‘kid’.

Photos from the incident showed the boy’s bike mangled and pinned under the wheel of Tony’s black four-door.

The victim suffered a foot injury as a result of being struck however he ‘was alert and conscious after the accident,’ according to TMZ. 

Luckily, he was wearing a helmet. 

All good: The actor was later seen behind the wheel of his vehicle again

All good: The actor was later seen behind the wheel of his vehicle again

Leading man: The actor pictured in 2003

Leading man: The actor pictured in 2003

Claim to fame: Cox is most famous for starring in Bad Santa as Billy Bob Thornton's safe-cracking sidekick Marcus

Claim to fame: Cox is most famous for starring in Bad Santa as Billy Bob Thornton’s safe-cracking sidekick Marcus

Cox was born in Alabama but moved to the west coast to pursue a career in acting when he was just 18-years-old.

Along with his role in Bad Santa, Cox has been featured in films like Me, Myself and Irene, Date Movie, Epic Movie and Disaster Movie. 

Recently it appears as though the actor has taken a bit of a break in acting after decades in front of the camera. Tony’s last project was reprising his role as Marcus Skidmore in Bad Santa 2 in 2016. 

Scary: Earlier this week rocker Chris Martin and girlfriend Dakota Johnson were being driven in a black SUV in Manhattan when their driver failed to stop at a red light and ran over the foot of a 25-year-old female pedestrian

Scary: Earlier this week rocker Chris Martin and girlfriend Dakota Johnson were being driven in a black SUV in Manhattan when their driver failed to stop at a red light and ran over the foot of a 25-year-old female pedestrian

Earlier this week another celebrity found themselves in a minor collision. 

Rocker Chris Martin and girlfriend Dakota Johnson were being driven in a black SUV in Manhattan when their driver failed to stop at a red light and ran over the foot of a 25-year-old female pedestrian.

After hearing the banging, the driver, who was still stuck on the woman’s foot, reversed the large black GMC Yukon and the singer and his actress girlfriend exited the vehicle to tend to the victim.

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