Five-year-old girl was struck by a car at this intersection in Cobb County. She later died from her injuries.
A 5-year-old girl was struck and killed near the intersection of Holly Springs and Davis roads in Cobb County while getting off a school bus Wednesday afternoon.
According to Cobb police, as the girl exited the school bus and was preparing to cross the street, she was hit by a Nissan Altima whose driver failed to stop for the bus. The vehicle collided with the child.
The girl was taken to Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta-Scottish Rite where she later died.
The driver of the Altima has been identified as 82 year-old Edith M. Anderson of Roswell, Georgia.
The collision is still under investigation and traffic charges are pending.
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