HENRICO COUNTY, Va. β Police have released new information about 11-year-old Dania Bashier who was killed while riding her bike along Three Chopt Road near Ridge Elementary School at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
"The preliminary investigation indicates the victim and another juvenile (male) were on a bicycle and electric scooter when they attempted to cross Three Chopt Road. A vehicle traveling east on Three Chopt Road avoided hitting the juvenile on the scooter but struck the bicyclist when she tried to cross the road," a Henrico police spokesperson wrote in an email about the situation. "The driver of the vehicle remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Speed and alcohol are not factors involved in this crash. The investigation also indicates the bicyclist was not wearing protective equipment."
Several people stopped and attempted "life-saving measures" until EMS crews arrived, officers said. A woman who comforted one of the people who tried to save the child said she was moved to create a makeshift memorial at the scene.
Bashier was a 6th grade student who just started the school year at Tuckahoe Middle School.
"Daniaβs time at our school was short; many of you know her and the Bashier family from the neighborhood. Understandably, the death of a friend and student is traumatic for our students and faculty," principal Alison Walden wrote in an email to the Tuckahoe Middle School community. "I am asking parents and guardians to talk to their children in a manner they deem appropriate."
She shared online resources and stated the school would offering counseling the students who need to talk about their grief.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crash Investigator Bolinger at 804-501-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
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