OAKVILLE – Halton Regional Police says an eight-year-old girl died after a car struck two pedestrians in Oakville.

Police were called in Thursday afternoon for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on North Service Road West, west of Lindsay Drive, where two people travelling on foot were hit.

The Halton Regional Police Service says a man was driving a Lexus SUV when it left the roadway on the north side and struck a 39-year-old female pedestrian and her eight-year-old daughter.

Both victims were transported to a local hospital and later to trauma centres, but despite lifesaving efforts, the girl succumbed to her injuries.

As a result, the 47-year-old driver from Oakville has been arrested and charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.

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