An 8-year-old is in the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a camper Friday morning in Pasco County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
FHP says the child tried to cross U.S. 301 as a Ford F-250 towing a camper heading north was approaching Long Avenue.
Authorities say the 62-year-old truck driver tried to avoid the 8-year-old by swerving into the outside shoulder, but the left side of the camper hit the child.
The child was airlifted to a nearby hospital, where she remained with serious injuries, FHP said.