ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — A 16-year-old student was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking to school Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened near Oak Ridge High School in Orlando when a 28-year-old Orlando woman in a Dodge Avenger traveling westbound on Oak Ridge Road struck the girl just after 8 a.m. FHP said the teen crossed Oak Ridge Road, leaving the north sidewalk toward the south sidewalk.
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Officials said the victim was not walking in a marked crosswalk when she was hit. The girl was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died from her injuries.
Aerial video taken by NBC affiliate WESH from the scene of the crash shows two FHP vehicles and a sheriff’s office vehicle just outside the school following the incident…