2-year-old girl dies after being ejected from vehicle during crash in NW Houston
HOUSTON - A 2-year-old girl was killed after being ejected from a vehicle in northwest Houston on Friday afternoon.
According to Lt. Larry Crowson with the Houston Police Department, officers were called out to Pinemont and U.S. 290 around 3:15 p.m. for the report of a major accident.
When officers arrived, they found that a green pickup truck and a small minivan were involved in a crash.
Crowson said the fire department was already on the scene and were performing CPR on a 2-year-old girl. She was taken to the hospital were she later died.
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Crowson said a preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the green pickup truck ran a red light and struck the van, which had a 2-year-old and 4-year-old in the vehicle.
Authorities said the mother of the child is expected to survive.
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The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
An investigation is underway to determine if alcohol played a factor in the crash.