EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WICS/WCCU) — A five-year-old who was hurt at the Effingham County Fair in Illinois has died, according to officials.
The Effingham County coroner identified the child as Harper Finn.
The coroner said the girl passed away at St. Louis Children's Hospital on Wednesday night.
While at the county fair Sunday afternoon, authorities said a horse-racing pace car driven by Jerry W. Young, of Jackson, Miss., hit Finn with an extended starting gate while passing the grandstand.
Finn was in the grandstand when the crash occurred.
She was taken from the scene by an ambulance to HSHS St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, then later airlifted to St. Louis Children's Hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
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