5-year-old girl killed in Oak Grove accident
Published: May. 30, 2020 at 6:24 PM EDT
Kentucky State Police Post 2 in Madisonville was contacted by Oak Grove Police Department to investigate a fatal collision on May 29.
Preliminary investigation revealed two girls, ages 5 and 11, were attempting to cross Pembroke Oak Grove Road when they stepped into the path of a 1992 Dodge Dakota pickup towing a trailer.
The operator of the Dodge was Wanda Sydnor, age 63, of Russellville, Ky.
Both girls were taken by EMS to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell.
The 11-year-old being treated for injuries she received to her legs. The 5-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
