JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl was killed and a 25-year-old driver was critically injured in a car crash on I-95 Southbound in Friday.
The accident happened at 12 a.m. near mile marker 364 in Duval County.
Both the child and the 25-year-old were from Jacksonville.
The accident happened when the victims were driving through an active construction zone, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The victims were inside a sedan, approaching a semi-truck from behind. The report says the sedan "did not slow or stop in time to prevent the collision" and hit the back of the semi-truck.
The incident is still being investigated, according to FHP.