PROVO, Utah (KSL.com) — A driver has been arrested for investigation of manslaughter after hitting two children in a Provo neighborhood on Tuesday, killing one.

The crash happened about 1:10 p.m. in the Brough Trailer Court, near 860 W. Columbia Lane, said Provo police spokeswoman Janna-Lee Holland.

A 3-year-old girl was killed as a result of the collision, and a 4-year-old was injured. Their names have not yet been released.

The driver, who was identified as Nereyda Miranda, had trash bags on the windshield, which police said she had planned to dispose of on her way out of the trailer court, Holland said.

“The two children stood stationary with their father by the side of the road while he was repairing a bike, when the vehicle struck the children,” a statement from the police departm

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