DUNSEITH, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A seven year-old girl has died after a hit and run crash in Rolette County on April 17th.

Shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday evening, an Oldsmobile Alero heading northbound on Highway 281 encountered a group of children crossing the roadway.

The driver struck the girl, ran into a ditch, and then fled the scene.

The child was taken by ambulance to Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility in Belcourt. She was later life-flighted to Trinity Hospital in Minot where she died from her injuries.

The crash is still being investigated by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The NDHP was assisted by the North Dakota Game & Fish Department, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rolette County Sheriff Department, Dunseith Police Department, Dunseith Fire Department, Belcourt Ambulance Service.