A 10-year-old Texas girl was killed after being hit by two cars in an after-school tragedy this week.
Liyah-Grace Holsey, of Arlington, was hit by two cars while trying to cross a busy intersection around 4 p.m. after leaving school Thursday, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported, citing police.
He died around 9pm at Cook Children’s Medical Center, the outlet said.
Both drivers had a green light at the time of the crash, CBS News Texas added.
They stayed at the scene and are cooperating with police, and no charges have been filed against them.
Holsey is a fifth-grader at Mary Moore Elementary School, the school confirmed on Facebook.
“Liyah-Grace was a great student who loved to sing so much that she joined the choir and never missed a practice. He will be greatly missed and never forgotten,” the school wrote.
Liyah-Grace Holsey is in fifth grade. Arlington ISD
Principal Wendy Baker told NBC5 that she was on the scene shortly after the crash.
“We have parents who have been driving and saw that there was an accident not too far from here,” he said.
Baker accompanied Holsey to the hospital, he said.
Locals say the intersection is notoriously unsafe. NBC5 DFW
“I think when you find out about any of your kids — as a parent, or as a principal, you’re devastated. It’s the worst nightmare you can imagine,” the principal lamented.
Some local residents expressed concern about the intersection where Holsey was hit, which is close to the school but too far to be considered part of a school zone.
“They run red lights. They don’t stop. They don’t care to stop. They just go,” resident Leslie Balboa told CBS News Texas.
The school is mourning the loss of a student before the weekend. NBC5 DFW
“It’s not a very safe intersection. A lot of fast cars, a lot of street racing,” added local Bryan Seely to NBC5.
Seely said he has seen at least four accidents at the intersection in just a year and a half.
The Arlington Police Department did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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