MANATEE COUNTY, Fla — A 3-year-old girl was taken to the hospital Saturday evening with serious injuries after being ejected from a pickup truck during a crash in Manatee County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened around 6:54 p.m. on State Road 62, east of County Road 39, when the 36-year-old driver lost control of her truck and crashed into another truck, FHP said.
Authorities explained that when the 36-year-old lost control, she veered onto the north grass shoulder, re-entered the road and rotated back onto traffic and into the path of an oncoming truck.
The 36-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and the driver of the oncoming truck suffered minor injuries.
FHP said the crash is still under investigation.
