RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A girl died on Saturday after she was struck by a vehicle towing a float for a holiday parade in North Carolina, police said.
The driver who lost control of the vehicle and struck the child was charged with reckless driving and other offenses, the Raleigh Police Department said in a news release.
The girl struck by the truck had been participating in the parade, police said. The News & Observer reported that the girl was part of a dance troupe. “We started dancing in the parade, and then all of a sudden, we just heard a lot of honking. And when we turned back, we saw the truck almost on our backs, so we turned away,” Bruce said..The parade was cancelled after the crash. Police advised drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area.
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