COBB COUNTY, GA — Cobb County police have released new details about a two-vehicle crash in Marietta that killed a 7-year-old girl Wednesday night.
According to investigators, the child was riding in a compact car traveling on Macland Road when the vehicle attempted to turn left onto Barrett Parkway.
Police say an oncoming pickup truck struck the car during the turn, causing the car to spin and the truck to overturn.
The 7-year-old girl died at the scene.
The man driving the compact car was not injured.
The pickup truck driver was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Cobb County police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact police.
WSB Radio’s Ashley Simmons & Cheryl Castro contributed to this story.