A 12-year-old girl died Thursday morning after she was hit by a car Wednesday night on a highway in far southwest suburban Plainfield, authorities said.

       Plainfield police said the girl was a passenger in a 2009 Nissan Rogue that was making a turn from Riverwalk Court and did not yield to an SUV traveling south on Illinois Route 59, leading to a crash. The girl got out of the Nissan and was running away from the collision when a third car traveling north struck her, police said.

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       Plainfield police said the girl was taken in critical condition to Ascension St. Joseph Hospital. She was pronounced dead Thursday morning at Comer Children’s Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner.

       The medical examiner identified the girl as Gianna Lamb, 12, of Plainfield. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday.

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       It was unclear whether any traffic citations were issued. Police were investigating the crash.