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FHP: Three-year-old girl killed after wandering out on J. Turner Butler Blvd. while car was disabled

FHP says a Grey 2001 GMC Yukon became disabled near Kernan Boulevard. The toddler exited the vehicle and wandered into the traffic.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A three-year-old girl has died following a crash on J. Turner Butler Boulevard eastbound Wednesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Officials say the crash happened before 7:34 p.m. and that the child was an occupant of a disabled vehicle on the side of the road. 

FHP's preliminary investigation revealed that a Grey 2001 GMC Yukon became disabled near Kernan Boulevard and stopped in the right emergency lane of eastbound SR 202. 

When the vehicle was stopped on the shoulder, FHP says the toddler exited the vehicle and wandered into the travel lanes of J. Turner Butler Boulevard.

Subsequently, a Red 2019 Audi struck the toddler, FHP says.

FHP says the child was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was unfortunately pronounced dead from her injuries. 

Troopers say the driver and passenger of the Audi immediately stopped and attempted to render aid. 

The drivers of the vehicle that the toddler was in were only identified as a 25-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman.

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