An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after a car struck a garbage truck in Rio Grande City.

At about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, the Rio Grande City Police Department responded to a car crash on U.S. 83, according to a news release from the city of Rio Grande City.

Officers determined a black Nissan SUV had struck the back of a garbage truck.

The crash injured the driver of the Nissan, a 34-year-old woman, and her passenger, an 8-year-old girl, according to the news release. The girl was transported to Starr County Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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