An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car near a bus stop in Port St. Lucie, prompting immediate action from bystanders and emergency responders. Just-released 911 calls reveal the frantic moments when bystanders tried to get help after the incident. The driver who struck the child called paramedics at 8:40 a.m. to report the crash. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsA neighborhood camera captured the girl crossing the street when she was hit, waiting to cross the road near the intersection of SW Thornhill Drive and SW Gemini Lane on her way to her bus stop. The driver stopped immediately and ran to the child.At one point on the 911 call, the driver is heard talking to the child and trying to comfort her. Moments later, an off-duty firefighter is on the call with fire rescue, asking the child’s parents, who are on the scene, about her medical history. Caller: Definitely a head injury.Dispatcher: Okay. (Inaudible) Is there only one child that’s involved?Caller: One child involved.Woman On Scene: Is she breathing?Caller: Yes, she’s breathing. She’s breathingWoman on Scene: She’s breathingShe was then transported by air to St. Mary’s Medical Center. Officials say she is still in the hospital and is listed in critical condition.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Top Headlines:Erin is expected to remain a dangerous major hurricane through the middle of this week

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —

An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after being hit by a car near a bus stop in Port St. Lucie, prompting immediate action from bystanders and emergency responders. Just-released 911 calls reveal the frantic moments when bystanders tried to get help after the incident. The driver who struck the child called paramedics at 8:40 a.m. to report the crash.

Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News

A neighborhood camera captured the girl crossing the street when she was hit, waiting to cross the road near the intersection of SW Thornhill Drive and SW Gemini Lane on her way to her bus stop. The driver stopped immediately and ran to the child.

At one point on the 911 call, the driver is heard talking to the child and trying to comfort her. Moments later, an off-duty firefighter is on the call with fire rescue, asking the child’s parents, who are on the scene, about her medical history.

Caller: Definitely a head injury.

Dispatcher: Okay. (Inaudible) Is there only one child that’s involved?

Caller: One child involved.

Woman On Scene: Is she breathing?

Caller: Yes, she’s breathing. She’s breathing

Woman on Scene: She’s breathing

She was then transported by air to St. Mary’s Medical Center. Officials say she is still in the hospital and is listed in critical condition.

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

Top Headlines:

Erin is expected to remain a dangerous major hurricane through the middle of this week