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A Miami student was hit by a fire truck while crossing the street to get to school, authorities said

The fire truck was transporting a patient to a hospital when it struck an 11-year-old girl

“The driver was inconsolable,” a witness said in an on-camera news interview at the scene

A young girl was hit by a City of Miami Fire Rescue truck while crossing the street and heading to school, according to local news stations.

The 11-year-old was walking near SLAM Miami charter school when she was struck on the morning of Friday, Oct. 24, WPLG 10 reported.

At the time of the incident, around 8 a.m. local time, the Miami Fire Rescue (MFR) truck was driving south in a northbound lane while taking a patient to Jackson Memorial Hospital, MFR Lt. Pete Sanchez said, per the news sta

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