HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - An elderly woman was struck by a tractor trailer in Hialeah.

The incident occurred at around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday in the area of the 4000 block of Eighth Avenue.

Hialeah Fire Rescue officials said the 79-year-old victim was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital Trauma Center.

She was said to be awake and alert while she was transported and had a head and wrist injury.

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