A 12-year-old girl from Florida is reported to be in critical condition after she was accidentally run over by her mom during her first day back at school. Read more in the link below.

A 12-year-old girl from Florida is reported to be in critical condition after she was accidentally run over by her mom during her first day back at school.

On Monday, Aug. 12 at approximately 7:45 a.m. local time, the mother headed to Booker Middle School in Sarasota to drop her daughter off, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) confirmed, per WFTS-TV.

The student dropped her backpack and went to pick up some school supplies that had rolled under her mom’s SUV, the outlet added. Tragically, however, the youngster’s mom didn’t realize what her daughter was doing and began to drive off, running her over, the publication continued.

“She immediately stopped when she heard her child screaming,” FHP Trooper Kenn Watson told WFTS-TV.

Per WWSB, the student was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries. FOX 13 Tampa Bay stated the incident took place in the right turn lane on Myrtle Street west of Newtown Boulevard.

WFTS-TV added that the 12-year-old had been taken to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

Watson said, per the outlet and Fox 13, “Here we are, day one, and we’ve already had a tragedy.”

“We’re hoping this does not happen again, but we have to remember to have that good spatial awareness when you are anywhere around a school zone and most certainly when you are letting your kid out of your vehicle.”