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The accident on the Sunrise highway seriously injured a 6-year-old girl
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The accident on the Sunrise highway seriously injured a 6-year-old girl

A 6-year-old girl has been identified by police as the seriously injured victim in Saturday’s crash on Sunrise Highway.

Authorities say a westbound driver on Bohemia Freeway lost control of the car, struck the center median, left the roadway and hit a tree.

The child was removed from the vehicle during the accidentaccording to the police. As of Sunday morning, she remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Traffic was stopped for several hours afterwards. Drivers were forced to detour onto smaller roads, causing gridlock and congestion in nearby neighborhoods.