JUST IN: In a new statement, the family of a young girl struck and killed by a truck in Mass. this week identified her and said, 'our community can do better.'
, Massachusetts, this week released a new statement mourning the"bright-eyed, energetic girl" and urging the town to change the intersection where she was killed.
Sidney was among a group of people at the intersection of Main Street and Elm Street in the crosswalk near Elm Square, when the crash, involving a tractor-trailer, took place around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, officials have said. The child was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. On Tuesday night, our family was walking to art class on Main Street in Andover. Our five-year-old daughter, Sidney, and one other family member traversed the cross walk on Elm Street, as the Walk sign showed it was still safe to cross. As long-time residents of the neighborhood, we’ve followed that route hundreds of times before. The rest was a blur, and Sidney was struck by a truck and killed, leaving an impossible void in our lives.
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