FORT GRATIOT TWP. (WWJ) – An 11-year-old girl is dead and a 44-year-old woman is injured after being hit by a car near a St. Clair County Walmart Saturday night.
The pair were hit around 7 p.m. Saturday while walking on 24th Avenue in Fort Gratiot Township between the northern Walmart entrance and Carrigan Road, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say the victims were hit by a 2012 Buick Verano, driven by a 51-year-old Clyde Township woman.
The young girl was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was taken to McLaren Port Huron Hospital. She was then transferred to an out-of-county hospital for traumatic injuries.
Her condition was not clear Sunday morning.
The relationship between the victims is not clear.
Officials say the driver of the Buick stopped at the scene and was cooperative with police.
The victims were not walking in a crosswalk at the time of the crash and the location of the crash was unlit and slick from rain, according to the sheriff’s office.
Speed is not believed to be a factor in the crash and chemical tests are pending.
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