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Lincoln Girl Killed In Truck Accident

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln Police say a 13-year-old girl was hit by a truck and died while trying to cross the street on Saturday night.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports the incident happened along West O Street around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

The girl was walking with two friends when she was hit by a pickup truck headed east.

Lincoln school officials said the girl was Taylor Miller, who was an eighth grader at Irving Middle School.

Irving Principal Jason Shanahan says crisis counselors will be at the school on Monday.

Police have not released the truck driver’s name.

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