Friend remembers 11-year-old girl who died in Henrico bicycle crash: 'She always used to look out for me'
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An 11-year-old Tuckahoe Middle School student died Sunday after being struck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle on Three Chopt Road in Henrico County.
According to Henrico Police, Dania Bashier was riding her bike with another child around 11:30 a.m. when the children tried to cross the street. A vehicle coming toward them tried to swerve out of the way, avoiding one child but striking Dania in the process. Dania died at the scene, not far from the middle school where a makeshift memorial is taking shape.
"My body is in shock. I'm still in shock and I can't just process it," Noah Duarte said. "She was one of my friends and she always used to look out for me."
It was tragic news 11-year-old Noah first caught wind of Sunday, but it didn't hit home until he walked into class Monday morning.
"She was in my advisory class, my math class all that and when I walked in, I just didn't see her. Her desk was there and everything and I just couldn't comprehend," Noah said.
"I just wanna pay my respects for her and just give her some flowers and make a stone just to remember her," Noah said.
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