Police: Child hit and killed while walking to school in Ocala

OCALA, Fla. — An Ocala boy was killed Thursday morning after being hit by truck while walking to school.

According to police, the 13-year-old had been riding on the back of a motorcycle being driven by his mother on SW 20th Street, near SW 30th Court, when he saw a friend walking on the sidewalk.

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Police said the woman then stopped in the center turn lane, where the child got off the motorcycle and attempted to cross the westbound lanes when he was hit by a passing Marion County Public School maintenance vehicle.

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The boy was taken to a local hospital and then flown to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, where he later died.

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“Our hearts go out to his family during this extremely difficult time,” Ocala police said in a statement.

Investigators have not released the name of the child or the driver involved in the crash and said the crash is still under investigation.

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