3-year-old girl dies when struck by grandmother parking car on Aldine Street in Mayfair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Police: 3-year-old girl killed after accidentally hit by grandmother parking car in Mayfair
The incident happened around 8 p.m. on the 4000 block of Aldine Street.
Police say a 3-year-old girl was coming out into the street to greet her grandmother when she was hit by the car her grandmother was trying to park.
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The grandmother was unaware that the child had opened the door and continued in reverse, pinning the child between the door and a tree, Pace said.
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Police say it appears the grandmother was trying to park when the 3-year-old ran toward the car to meet her.
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The grandmother got out of the car to protect the girl. But she did not put the car in park, and the car rolled, trapping the girl against a tree, police said.
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