BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Jefferson County authorities have released the name of a 6-year-old girl who was hit and killed by a pickup truck on her way to school.
The coroner’s office identified the victim as Patricia Ann Moore.
Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards tells The Birmingham News (https://bit.ly/2fojx9F) Moore was killed shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday. He says she was with a group of siblings and friends. At some point, the group decided to go back and re-cross the street.
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Edwards said the group motioned the little girl to come on, and she was hit as she was crossing back over Bessemer Road.
He says the truck that hit her remained on the scene. Police says charges are not expected in the fatal accident.
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Information from: The Birmingham News, https://www.al.com/birminghamnews
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