MARBLE HILL, MO – A pedestrian accident in Bollinger County on Saturday afternoon left a young child dead, according to KTTN.
The incident took place on private property along County Road 800 north of Marble Hill. A preliminary investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicated that a 1998 Jeep Wrangler began moving from a parked position at about 1:25 p.m. The Jeep struck a 4-year-old girl from Vacaville, California. The child was pronounced dead a short time later at a nearby fire station.
No injuries for the Jeep driver, a 17-year-old male from Marble Hill, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time.
The fatal crash remains under investigation.
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