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2-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle In Palos Hills

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 2-year-old girl was fatally struck by a Jeep on Sunday afternoon in southwest suburban Palos Township.

About 2:15 p.m., Massa Qarajeh ran across 104th Avenue near Calumet Sag Road and was hit by the Jeep, which was southbound on 104th, according to the Cook County sheriff's and medical examiner's offices.

Massa was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she died at 3:14 p.m., authorities said. She lived in the 7300 block of West 111th Street in Worth.

Sheriff's police are investigating the crash. No citations had been issued as of Tuesday morning.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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