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The Kansas City Police Department said a van fatally struck a girl riding her bike on the morning of Oct. 14
A GoFundMe started by relatives identified the victim as 9-year-old Hazen Workman-Duffy
Police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing
A 9-year-old girl was fatally struck by a van while riding her bike on her way to school in Kansas City, Mo.
In an email shared with PEOPLE, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) said authorities were notified about a critical injury crash at Longview Road and Food Lane around 7:19 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
Police said that according to an initial investigation, a white Ford Transit van was moving northbound on Food Lane Drive and was turning westbound onto Longview Road at the intersection.
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