An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Photo from the OPP's Twitter page)An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Photo from the OPP's Twitter page)
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OPP identify child involved in fatal crash

Provincial police in Middlesex County have identified the 8-year-old girl who died in a crash that involved an alleged impaired driver.

OPP said on Sunday, Nihal Toor of London died as a result of her injuries sustained in the two-vehicle collision in Adelaide Metcalfe on Friday night.

Three other people involved in the collision were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Following an investigation, a 33-year-old from Strathroy, Alicia Van Bree, was charged with operation while impaired and operation causing death.

Van Bree has been released from custody and has a future court date set in London on September 10.

The charges against the accused have not been proven in court.

-With files from Kirk Dickinson

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