MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities in Riley County continue to investigate Monday night’s fatal accident that killed a 6-year-old Riley girl.

Detectives with the Riley County Police Department are asking witnesses of the collision in the 2400 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard contact RCPD or Detective Joe Ehrlich with the Riley County Police Department Investigations Division.

Detectives with the assistance of the Kansas Highway Patrol were at the crash site Wednesday conducting a follow-up investigation.

Detectives are also looking for witnesses who may have interacted with the driver of the 2001 Ford Ranger, stopped at the accident scene prior to police arrive and have not yet provided information to authorities, or witnesses that may have observed the vehicle and its driving prior to the collision.

Police reported a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Joshua Mall, 39, Riley, was traveling in the 2400 Block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard just before 7:30 p.m.

The driver lost control of the vehicle at Northfield Road and collided with a 2013 Chevy Cruz.

Immediately following the initial impact the Ford left the roadway and collided with a tree.

Mall was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan and transferred a medical care facility in Topeka.

A child in the Ford Madilyn Mall, 6, Riley, was transported to Via Christi where she died.

The driver of the Chevy Cruz was not injured.