9-year-old girl on skateboard hit and killed by truck in Spruce Grove
Parkland RCMP responded just before 9 a.m. to Hartwick Manor, a cul-de-sac in the Harvest Ridge subdivision of Spruce Grove.
RCMP said their initial investigation revealed a nine-year-old girl was sitting on a skateboard, rolling off the driveway into the street, when she was hit by a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
The girl was taken to hospital with critical injuries and later died. The driver of the pick up was not injured.
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People in the area were seen upset, with crying children being comforted by adults.
Police remained on scene for several hours investigating, during which the truck was seen loaded up onto a tow truck and taken away.
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