Shelton, CT : 6-year-old Ansonia girl died in rolled over crash on Route 8 north in Shelton on Tuesday afternoon, Aug 18, 2015

State police have identified the victim of a car crash in Shelton earlier this week as a 6-year-old Ansonia girl.

Police say Nyah Marcano died when the vehicle she was in rolled over on Route 8 north on Tuesday afternoon. Several other people were hospitalized.

Police say several vehicles slowed due to traffic and the SUV in which Nyah was a passenger struck another vehicle from behind, "subsequently overturning down the embankment of the center median."

The girl was ejected from the SUV and died of her injuries.

The crash remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.

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Police release name of 6-year-old girl who died in Shelton crash