HAMILTON COUNTY, Indiana — Hamilton County authorities are investigating after a 16-year-old girl was killed in a single-car crash Wednesday evening.

The crash was reported around 6:45 p.m. Oct. 22 in the 25400 block of Gwinn Road . That's just south of East 256th Street, a few miles southwest of Arcadia.

A preliminary investigation indicated a white 2023 Toyota SUV was traveling northbound on Gwinn Road when it crossed into the southbound lanes and crashed into a tree on the west side of the road.

The 16-year-old driver, who was the only person inside the car, was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, where she was later pronounced dead.

An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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