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A 10-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday afternoon while riding her bicycle at a south Kansas City intersection.

Her death leaves a neighborhood already reeling from recent tragedies to mourn another loss.

The crash occurred about 7 a.m. at the intersection of Longview Road and Food Lane. A man driving a white transit van hit the girl.

Kansas City, Missouri police said the child had a green signal when she got into the intersection.

She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.

Kailey Thompson, a witness who was driving in the same direction as the van, saw the crash unfold and immediately stopped to help.

Thompson spoke with K

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