TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a 6-year-old died after being hit by a car Tuesday morning.
It happened just after 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Mohr Road and Sheldon Road in Tampa.
In a news release, the sheriff’s office said: “Deputies responded to a call in reference to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash. When they arrived, they found a woman and her two children suffering from injuries. Deputies began rendering aid and called EMS. Shortly after, the 6-year-old child died from their injuries.”
The mother and other child were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the vehicle was also taken to a hospital.
No further information was released.
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