Semi-truck rolls onto six-year old Idaho Falls girl

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Story Published: Jul 7, 2009 at 10:48 PM MST

Story Updated: Jul 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM MST

By Todd Kunz

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BOZEMAN, MT - A six-year-old Idaho Falls girl was killed in Montana after a semi-truck rolled onto her.

It happened on Montana Highway 84, west of Bozeman, when a big gust of wind during a thunderstorm, tipped the semi onto its passenger side. The girl was ejected from the sleeper and was crushed beneath the cab. Another passenger suffered minor injuries. The driver and a third passenger were not hurt.

Eyewitness News contacted the Montana Highway Patrol, they would not release the girl's name or the names of any others involved.

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