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An 11-year-old girl died Friday after falling off a truck in a Nephi parade, police reported Saturday.
The girl fell out of a flatbed truck and was struck by a trailer during the Heritage & Western Parade on Friday evening, according to a news release from the Juab County Sheriff's Office.
She slipped while getting down from the truck, which was towing the trailer that hit her, the release stated.
The girl was pronounced dead at Central Valley Medical Center, according to the release.
The parade is part of the multiday Ute Stampede Rodeo. Participants in the parade on Saturday afternoon were not allowed to distribute candy or toys because of the girl's death, officials said before the event.
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