Crime & Safety

13-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit By Pickup Truck In NJ: Officials

The death along Route 130 is being felt throughout the local school district.

BORDENTOWN, NJ — A 13-year-old girl who was hit by a pickup truck along Route 130 died on Sunday morning, the township said in a statement.

The teen was hit while she was riding an electronic scooter (e-scooter) and trying to cross the highway at Burlington Road on Friday afternoon, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.

The girl, who was flown to Camden's Cooper University Hospital, was a student at Bordentown Regional Middle School.

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"Our entire community is heartbroken, including the first responders who cared for her," township officials added.

Grief support is being made available to anyone who may have been affected. The Burlington County Crisis Response Team will be on hand for students at Bordentown Regional Middle School all week.

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Officials confirmed to Patch that the driver did stop and was being interviewed.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact (609) 265-7113 or email tips@co.burlington.nj.us.

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