Girl, 16, Killed Crossing Upper East Side Street

Renee Thompson was discovered unconscious and unresponsive at the intersection of Third Avenue and 60th Street

A 16-year-old girl was struck and killed by a tractor trailer as she crossed an Upper East Side street Wednesday night.

Police say Renee Thompson, of the Bronx, was hit as the 19-wheel tractor trailer was turning onto Third Avenue from 60th Street, near Bloomingdale's.

She was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges have been filed against the driver.

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