Woman's leg severed, 10-year-old boy seriously injured when pickup strikes family walking along Southwest 42nd Street in Dania Beach, Florida
Family visiting South Florida hit by truck while walking
Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles told reporters the family was in Florida to go on a cruise leaving Port Everglades on Monday. Their identities weren't released Sunday night.
Family visiting South Florida hit by pickup truck in Dania Beach
The three victims and the truck driver, a 57-year-old man from Pembroke Pines, were taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
The woman's lower left leg was severed, and her brother sustained a serious right leg injury. Their father sustained minor injuries, Jachles said.
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