2-year-old girl killed in crash at Dockweiler State Beach

A 2-year-old girl was killed in a crash near Dockweiler State Beach on Saturday. 

Circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear, but officers were dispatched to the 12200 block of Vista Del Mar at around 5:45 p.m. after learning of a car that had hit a person in the area, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im. 

He says that the girl was killed when a woman accidentally hit her while driving an RV at the beach's campground area.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner identified the victim as 2-year-old Merida Castillo. 

Police say that both the woman and the child are related, but did not provide any further details on their relationship.