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Girl, 13, hit by van killed on unmarked Saskatchewan road

A pedestrian collision investigation has been launched by RCMP after a 13-year-old girl was found dead underneath a van in west-central Saskatchewan. File / Global News

PIERCELAND, Sask. – RCMP are investigating after a 13-year-old girl was found dead underneath a van in west-central Saskatchewan Saturday. At around 8:10 a.m., officers were called to a report of a pedestrian collision on Big Island Lake Cree Nation.

The victim was located beneath the vehicle on a rural unmarked road eight kilometres east of Pierceland, Sask.

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Her name has not been released. The victim is from the community of Frog Lake, Alta.

The 26-year-old driver of the van was arrested at the scene and RCMP say charges are pending. She is from Big Island Lake Cree Nation.

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