9-year-old girl dies from Queens car crash injuries

The intersection of Newtown Road and 46th Street, where a child was fatally struck on Friday.
The intersection of Newtown Road and 46th Street, where a child was fatally struck on Friday. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A nine-year-old girl died Saturday after she was hit by a car in Queens Friday night, according to police.

A 46-year-old woman was driving a 2021 Ford Explorer eastbound on Newtown Road when she hit the child at the intersection of 46th Street, officials said.

Emergency responders rushed the girl to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where she was later pronounced dead.

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