NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) - A 12-year-old North Platte girl has died from injuries she suffered when a car in which she was riding collided with a semitrailer.
Ellie Siegel’s death was confirmed Thursday by St. Patrick Catholic High School Principal Matt Irish, The North Platte Telegraph reports. The girl was a student in the city’s Catholic schools.
Police said she was transported to a hospital in Omaha, 280 miles (451 kilometers) to the east, after Tuesday morning’s crash. The driver, a 15-year-old girl with a permit allowing her to drive unaccompanied by an adult to and from school, complained of being in pain after the crash but was not taken to the local hospital.
Police said the crash occurred when their car was driving north U.S. Highway 83 and the driver made a left turn at the south edge of town.
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