Girl killed in icy Ohio highway pileup

A 12-year-old girl was killed and at least 20 people were injured on Monday in a crash involving at least 86 vehicles on an Ohio highway after a burst of snow hit the area. The accident shut down the highway, Interstate 275 near the Cincinnati suburb of Colerain Township for seven hours. This was one of at least four throughout the state on Monday. Parts of the state saw scattered snow showers, with isolated pockets of heavier snowfall. The little girl, whose name was not released, had gotten out of a damaged vehicle and was standing in the median near a cable barrier, a type of fencing made of ropelike steel wire cables. Another vehicle hit the barrier, snapping a cable, which then struck the girl and killed her. At least 20 people with undetermined injuries were taken to the local hospitals, though their injuries were not expected to be life-threatening and dozens of others with minor injuries were treated at the crash. If you know the name of the girl, please share it with us on Opera and other social networking sites.