Coroner IDs 6-year-old girl hit, killed by vehicle in Harrison Twp.

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A 6-year-old girl who died after she was hit by a vehicle in Harrison Twp. Tuesday evening has been identified.

Ineza Christel was pronounced dead at Dayton Children’s Hospital, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger.

Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a child hit by a vehicle on Marlay Road near Briar Place around 7:45 p.m.

Deputies found Christel with serious injuries. Witnesses told deputies the girl was behind a stopped vehicle and ran into the path of a vehicle on Marlay Road, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Harrison Twp. Fire Department transported Christel to the hospital, where she died from her injuries.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Services Unit is investigating the crash.

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