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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A 16 year-old female was killed after being struck and pinned under a vehicle in Jamestown Sunday night.

Jamestown Police were called out at 11:50 PM Sunday night to a call of a vehicle/pedestrian accident in the 900 block of 2nd Ave. NE.

“Upon arrival, officers found the juvenile pinned under a vehicle,” Major Justin Blinsky reports. “Officers tried to provide emergency aid, but the female was not breathing and did not have a pulse.”

The Jamestown Fire Department was also immediately called to the scene to lift the vehicle off the female. The 16 year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

The vehicle involved in this incident was a 1999 GMC pickup, which was being operated by a 16 year-old female.

The Jamestown Police Department was assisted by Jamestown Area Ambulance, Jamestown Fire Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, and Stutsman County Coroner.

The crash remains under investigation.