2-year-old girl hit, killed by vehicle during birthday party in Michigan

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MASON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A tragic incident involving a 2-year-old girl at a birthday party in Michigan is under investigation.

A 2-year-old Indiana girl was killed after being hit by a vehicle at a birthday party. Here's what WOODTV is reporting:

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It happened around 7 p.m. Sunday in the 20000 block of Old 205 in Mason Township, near the Indiana border, according to a Cass County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Deputies say a vehicle was pulling into the driveway of a home, where they were celebrating a birthday party, when the driver struck the child.

Family members performed CPR on girl until first responders arrived on the scene. The child, Nayla Ryans of Elkhart, Indiana, was taken to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

The incident remains under investigation. 


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