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Truck in North Carolina holiday parade crashes, kills girl

RALEIGH, North Carolina: A truck pulling a float for a holiday parade in North Carolina crashed Saturday, striking and killing a girl participating in the event, news outlets reported.

The driver who lost control of the vehicle and struck the child was arrested and charged with reckless driving and other offenses, the Raleigh Police Department said in a news release. Police identified the driver as Landen Christopher Glass, 20.

Personnel rush to where a person was injured during the Raleigh Christmas Parade on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. PHOTO BY ETHAN HYMAN/ THE NEWS & OBSERVER VIA AP