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The search is on for a hit-and-run suspect in Marion County who injured a 12-year-old girl.
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The search is on for a hit-and-run suspect in Marion County who injured a 12-year-old girl.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a white truck involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a 12-year-old girl in Belleview.

Authorities say the incident occurred Wednesday afternoon, around 4 p.m., on Departmental Road 467, shortly after school let out. The truck, a white four-door pickup pulling a utility trailer, reportedly struck the girl, who is expected to recover.

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After hitting the child, the vehicle fled northbound on Departmental Road 467.

Anyone with information about the fleeing vehicle can contact the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Regional Communications Center at 904-359-6572.

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