A 12-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning in Pitt County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Troopers responded around 4:48 a.m. Nov. 1 to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian on Ayden Golf Club Road near N.C. 102.
According to the preliminary investigation, the girl was lying in the northbound travel lane of Ayden Golf Club Road when she was struck by a vehicle traveling north.
The girl suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The State Highway Patrol said no charges are anticipated against the driver.
The collision remains under investigation.