WASHINGTON – A 15-month-old girl was seriously injured after being run over by a car in Loudoun County Wednesday afternoon.

Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman says the girl was in the driveway of a home in the 17200 block of Twin Oaks Place in Hamilton.

Chapman says right now it appears to be a terrible accident.

The child has been taken by helicopter to the hospital. Her condition is not clear at this point.

WTOP will bring you more information as it becomes available.

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