HALSTEAD, Kan.– The Kansas Highway Patrol has reported that an 8-year-old girl was killed in Halstead after being hit by a semi.

The KHP says the girl was riding south on Main St. when her bike struck the back tires of a semi entering the intersection at 2nd St. The truck ran over the girl.

She was taken to Newton Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. She was not wearing a helmet.

The accident is under investigation.