A little girl was killed in a highway crash along Highway 2 near Peace River that also sent four others to hospital Friday night.

RCMP said at about 6 p.m. the driver of a pickup travelling west on Township Road 810 just south of the village of Nampa, missed a stop sign  at Highway 2 and collided with a semi-truck – the little girl was ejected from the pickup.

A 34-year-old woman and three other young girls, all under the age of seven, were taken to hospital with multiple injuries.

The driver of the semi-truck was unharmed.

According to officials the area was foggy at the time of the crash.

RCMP continue to investigate.

Nampa is located about 30 kilometres south of Peace River.