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Thursday, March 6, 2008

Injured Child remains in Serious Condition

A 6-year-old girl who was injured near Campbellton when she was struck by a pickup truck at a school bus stop remains in serious condition at an Alabama hospital.

Keiric Wilson was struck while crossing Highway 2 about four miles east of Campbellton on Wednesday morning to get on her school bus. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, she was hit by a Chevrolet pickup driven by 57-year-old Terry McArdle of Slocumb, Alabama.

The girl was severely injured in the accident and was airlifted first to Flowers Hospital in Dothan and then to Children's Hospital in Birmingham. She underwent surgery there Wednesday night and her condition was upgraded from critical to serious.

The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the accident.

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