YANKTON A 5-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle in Yankton on Tuesday morning.
The names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a Chevy Silverado, a 60-year-old man from Yankton, was reentering the roadway on east 19th Street near Mulberry Street at a four-way stop. At the same time, the girl was crossing the street and was struck by the truck. The driver did not see the child.
The girl was taken to a Yankton hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
TheSouth Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.All information released so far is only preliminary.
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