OPA-LOCKA — A younger child was hospitalized immediately after a hit-and-operate involving two vehicles, which include a Miami-Dade Transit bus, on Friday night time.
Around 7:58 p.m., Opa-Locka Police responded to a targeted traffic incident at the intersection of Sesame Avenue and Northwest 27th Avenue with regards to a phone about a 9-calendar year-old baby who was injured.
In accordance to OLPD, preliminary investigations revealed that the baby was very first struck by a MDT bus before receiving struck yet again by a next motor vehicle, which was potentially a “blue, more recent model Hyundai SUV,” which then fled the scene southbound on Northwest 27th Avenue.
In reaction to the incident, unexpected emergency personnel promptly arrived at the scene and airlifted the baby to Ryder Trauma Middle for urgent health care treatment.
OLPD is actively investigating the incident and trying to get any info concerning the second automobile, urging any person to achieve out to assist them.
“The basic safety and nicely-getting of our group associates, particularly our small children, are of paramount great importance to us,” the company mentioned in a press release issued Saturday.
If any one has any details regarding this case, please call Miami-Dade & The Florida Keys Crime Stoppers at crimestoppers305.com, or connect with them at (305) 471-8477 (Strategies).
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