A 4-year-old boy was hit by a pickup truck as he rode a wave too close to a traffic lane on a Florida beach.
The bizarre accident happened about 3 p.m. Sunday when officials closed Ormond Beach to vehicles because the high tide was covering the traffic lane.
Volusia County beach safety spokeswoman Tammy Marris says the 19-year-old driver saw the child in the water, but continued driving after he lost sight of the boy.
The child got off his body board as he approached the traffic lane and ran into the right front bumper of the vehicle.
The truck then ran over his mid-section.
Marris says the boy was alert and crying when crews took him to the hospital. She says the child has serious injuries, but is expected to survive.