3-year-old killed after being hit by pickup

(AP) - A 3-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a pickup truck in St. Paul.

Police say the girl was struck Saturday about 9 a.m. as she tried to cross a street.

Paramedics treated the girl at the scene but she died at a hospital.

The driver was questioned at the scene and released. Authorities describe the driver as badly shaken.

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