Beaumont Police late Sunday, December 7 released the name of the 10-year-old killed in last nights tragic accident at the end of the Beaumont Christmas Parade.

10-year-old Aaliyah Carter is the young girl who was killed after falling and being run over by a parade float.

Beaumont Independent School District spokesperson Jolene Ortego tells KBMT 12 News that Carter attended Homer Elementary School in Beaumont.

Contrary to earlier reports, according to witnesses, the accident happened after the girl was running alongside the truck and tripped over another girl.

Witnesses also tell KBMT 12 News that the driver, unaware the girl was in the road, proceeded forward crushing the girl under the parade floats wheels.

Carter was pronounced dead on arrival at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital from severe head wounds.

Carter was aboard one of two floats sponsored by the I-Rule Dance Studio in Beaumont.

Before the parade, the girls had been performing at the Beaumont Civic Center during the Very Merry Main Street Market.

The accident occurred in the staging area as the children were about to get off the float and truck.

The driver of the truck towing the float was taken to police headquarters for statements but no charges have been filed.

A fund will be set up to help the family at Capitol One Bank.

Story version from 8:50pm Sunday, December 7:

Beaumont Police late Sunday, December 7 released the name of the 10-year-old killed in the tragic accident at the end of the Beaumont Christmas Parade on Saturday.

10-year-old Aaliyah Carter is the young girl killed after falling from a truck and being run over by a parade float.

Beaumont Independent School District spokesperson Jolene Ortego tells KBMT 12 News that Carter attended Homer Elementary School in Beaumont.

The accident happened after the girl had been warned to stop jumping on and off the truck.

The truck paused in traffic and as the girls was climbing back aboard, she tripped and fell on the pavement.

Witnesses tell KBMT 12 News that the driver, unaware the girl was in road, proceeded forward crushing the girl under the parade floats wheels.

Carter was pronounced dead on arrival at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital suffering severe head wounds.

Carter was aboard one of two floats sponsored by the I-Rule Dance Studio in Beaumont.

Before the parade, the girls had been performing at the Beaumont Civic Center during the Very Merry Main Street Market.

The accident occurred as the float was in the staging area and the children aboard the float and the truck were about to get off.

The driver of the truck towing the float was taken to police headquarters for statements but no charges have been filed.

KBMT 12 News will have more on this story tonight at 10p.m.

Story version from 11:30pm Saturday, December 6, 2008:

Beaumont Police tell KBMT 12 News that a 10-year-old girl was killed in a tragic accident at the end of the city's annual Christmas parade.

Officer Crystal Holmes says the young girl was riding in the back of a pick up towing a trailer loaded with more children.

Police say the girl had been jumping on and off the pickup and was warned to stop.

Witnesses tell authorities she continued to jump and tripped falling onto the roadway in front of the trailer. The trailer subsequently ran over the girl causing serious head injuries. Officer Holmes says a number of parade watchers and witnessed the horrifying scene.

She was pronounced dead upon arrival at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital.

KBMT12 has learned the identity of the girl, but will not release it until authorities have notified her relatives.

Witnesses say the girls was riding a float sponsored for the 'I Rule Dance Studio" located on Calder in Beaumont.

Witnesses tell us the float was one of two sponsored by the "I Rule Dance Studio" on Calder in Beaumont.

They also tell us the owner of the studio was in a third vehicle leading the two trucks pulling floats and that she went to the hospital as well.

The driver and witnesses were taken to police headquarters for statements.

An account has been set up to help Aaliya's family with funeral expenses. The account is at Capitol One Bank. The account number is 331 261 2320.