A 5-year-old girl died after being hit by a car in Loudon, authorities said on Monday.

Loudon Police Chief Dana Flanders said the police and fire departments responded to a report of “pediatric trauma” around 4 p.m. on Friday. Officers found the child, Cora Frye, underneath a car and got her to Concord Hospital, Flanders said.

Cora was later transferred to Boston Children’s Hospital, where she died.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Cora’s family. In photos, Cora appears beaming from ear to ear, arms open wide with one foot resting on a soccer ball outside, and wearing a bedazzled tiara on her fifth birthday.

“She was so free-spirited, happy, smart, loving and had a smile and a laugh that could light up the room,” her dad, Tim Frye, said in a message on the GoFundMe page. “This is a nightmare we don’t wish for any parent.”

Charlotte Matherly is the statehouse reporter, covering all things government and politics. She can be reached at cmatherly@cmonitor.com or 603-369-3378.

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