Two teens were injured when they were hit by a city truck while sunbathing on Atlantic Beach Saturday morning.
Officials said a city park ranger was emptying garbage cans at along the beach at the Oceanwalk beach entrance around 9:45 a.m. and didn't see two girls lying in the sand.
He hit them with his truck and one girl got stuck underneath it. The tires did not run over the girls, according to officials.
Their injuries were minor and included scrapes and one ankle injury. They were taken to Wolfson Children's Hospital.
The park ranger will be cited, according to officials.
Atlantic Beach PD: two teen girls were struck by city maintenance truck while on the beach @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/HTCheKL7RG
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) May 7, 2016
Police say the two teens were hit by an Atlantic Beach maintenance truck, driven by city park ranger. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) May 7, 2016
Police say the wheels of the truck never ran over the teens; one of them was trapped under the undercarriage of the truck. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) May 7, 2016
One girl had scrapes all over, another had an ankle injury. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) May 7, 2016
Police: park ranger is at fault and will be cited accordingly. @ActionNewsJax
— Kevin Clark (@KClark_News) May 7, 2016
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