TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — Five kids were in a car when it flipped several times in Troup County last week, costing one of them their life.
Georgia State Patrol says a white 2002 GMC Yukon was driving down State Route 1 in Troup County when it went into the median.
Troopers say the driver overcorrected and it overturned several times.
Three of the six people in the car were thrown out during the crash.
A 9-year-old girl, whose identity has not been released, died from her injuries several hours after the crash.
Four other kids, 11- and 13-year-old girls and 8- and 5-year-old boys, were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital. There is no word on any of their conditions.
GSP says that the driver left before they arrived. But he was found and arrested on Monday and taken to the Troup County Jail.
The driver’s identity has also not been released.