Child Knocked Down and Killed In Griga

A 7 year old girl was knocked down and killed this morning on the Stann Creek Valley Road. Around 11:35, 7 year old Janey Bailey and her grandmother 47 year old Jacklyn Jacobs had just gotten out of a passenger bus when Janey went ahead to cross the road. But she didn't make to the other side, she was hit by an oncoming Toyota pickup truck, the driver is 46 year old Fernando Elvarenga. The little girl was taken to Southern Regional Hospital where she was in a coma suffering from head injuries. She died on her way to KHMH. Elvarenga was served with an NIP, and his vehicle has been impounded.