Orange County

Teenage girl in critical condition after falling from moving vehicle in Orange County, FHP says

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old girl was taken to an Orlando hospital in critical condition Wednesday night after troopers said she fell from a moving vehicle.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the girl was leaning out an open window of a moving car in the area of Rain Forest Drive and Chickasaw Trail around 7:45 p.m.

Officials said she fell out of the window when the vehicle struck a curb.

The girl was later transported to Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in critical condition.

Troopers are working to determining how many occupants were in the vehicle.

The incident remains under investigation.

Christopher Boyce, WFTV.com

Christopher Boyce joined WFTV in January of 2019.