SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. -- An 11-year-old girl was killed in a crash that involved a converted ambulance truck on Interstate 95 in Sussex County, Virginia on Sunday, September 4, 2022, according to Virginia State Police.
The truck's driver lost control of the vehicle when a tire on the passenger's side blew out, police said.
"The blowout caused the vehicle [headed south] to lose control, run off the roadway and down onto Blue Star Highway. At that moment, a 2021 Kia Forte was traveling northbound on Blue Star Highway," Virginia State Police spokesperson Sgt. Michelle Anaya wrote. "The Kia was struck by the International CMV (commercial motor vehicle) on its passenger side, pushing it into the ditch."
An 11-year-old girl sitting in the back of the Kia died as a result of the crash, police said. A man and another child in the Kia suffered serious injuries.
"To find out that somebody got killed, a young kid, that just sends chills all through your body," Kenneth Jones, who saw the crash aftermath, said. "It's really tough to stomach."
Police said it did not appear speed, nor alcohol played a role in the crash and no charges have been filed against the truck driver.
“It makes getting out there on the road, you think about your loved ones traveling and stuff, like that, real tough," Jones said.
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