OCALA, Fla. – A 3-year-old girl was killed after being struck by a reversing pickup truck in a driveway in Ocala, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. Sunday at a home on the 5400 block of NE 35th Street.
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According to FHP, a pickup truck was backing out of the driveway when it struck the child, who was standing behind the vehicle.
The truck came to a stop in the driveway after the collision. Marion County Fire Rescue pronounced the child dead at the scene.
The driver, a 21-year-old man from Silver Springs, was not injured. The child was also from Silver Springs.
The crash remains under investigation.