Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said a teenage girl was hit by a car Monday morning in suburban Lake Worth.
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The incident occurred at 6:34 a.m. at the corner of Lyons Road near Lake Worth Road.
Fire Rescue said the girl was lying in the road when they arrived and had to be taken to a local hospital by helicopter.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office later identified her as 14-year-old Tiana Davis who has life-threatening injuries.
Traffic investigators said Davis was trying to catch up with her sister when a vehicle heading south on Lyons struck her as she entered the travel lane.
The vehicle stopped immediately.
The scene was clear just before 9 a.m.
No further information was released.
