It happened at Cavalcade near Hunting. The driver of the truck lost control and somehow crashed into a concrete embankment over the bayou. The vehicle flipped over.
Eyewitnesses rushed in to help. They say the girl was about 4 to 5 years old, and suffered injuries to her face.
Both the man and the child were rushed to a hospital.
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