11-year-old girl hit by car after being dropped off by school bus in Hernando County: FHP

An 11-year-old girl is in the hospital after she was hit by a car after being dropped off by a school bus Tuesday afternoon in Hernando County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

What we know:

Troopers said the 11-year-old was walking northbound on Eskimo Curlew Road, north of Osprey Avenue, along an unpaved and unmarked road edge when she was hit. 

A 65-year-old Brooksville woman who was driving a Toyota Corolla hit the child, officials with FHP said. 

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They said the crash happened after a school bus drop off. 

The 11-year-old was seriously injured and taken to an area hospital for treatment, authorities said. 

What we don't know:

FHP has not released the identities of the driver or the child involved in this crash. 

The Source: The information in this story was released by the Florida Highway Patrol. 

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