A lady died on Saturday after she was struck by a automobile towing a float for a vacation parade in North Carolina, police stated.

The driver who misplaced management of the automobile and struck the kid was charged with reckless driving and different offences, the Raleigh Police Department stated.

Witnesses stated folks attending the Raleigh Christmas Parade heard the pick-up truck’s driver screaming that he had misplaced management of the automobile and couldn’t cease it earlier than the crash.

The lady struck by the truck had been collaborating within the parade, police stated. It was reported that the lady was a part of a dance troupe.

Olivia Bruce, a 14-year-old member of the dance troupe, stated the truck virtually hit her, too.

“We started dancing in the parade, and then all of a sudden, we just heard a lot of honking. And when we turned back, we saw the truck almost on our backs, so we turned away,” she stated.

Nobody else on the parade was injured within the collision.

The parade was cancelled after the crash.

The driver was one in all three folks within the automobile towing the float at a low fee of pace, police stated.

Investigators interviewed the motive force, who was charged with misdemeanor demise by motorized vehicle, careless and reckless driving, utilizing improper tools, unsafe motion, and carrying a firearm in a parade.

The names and ages of the lady and the pickup truck’s driver weren’t instantly launched.

“Our hearts go out to the family of the victim and those who witnessed this tragic incident,” police stated.

Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin expressed her condolences for the lady’s household and buddies.

“Today started off with such joy,” the mayor tweeted. “My heart was so full. And now it aches for the young girl hit in a tragic accident on the parade route.”