A high school softball player from Texas has died after being accidentally struck and run over by a teammate following a team dinner.

According to the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office, 14-year-old Emily Galiano, a freshman at Forney High School, was hit by a white Ford Jeep operated by a 16-year-old girl Tuesday evening.

Authorities say several high school girls were horsing around as they were getting into the Jeep at around 8pm in the 18000 block of Hollow Creek Drive in Forney when the teenage driver put the vehicle in motion, not knowing that Galiano was standing behind it.

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Emily Galiano, a 14-year-old high school softball player from Texas, was accidentally run over and killed Tuesday Emily is pictured with her twin sister, Madison, seen right in a No 5 jersey

Tragic accident: Emily Galiano (left and left in right), a 14-year-old high school softball player from Texas, was accidentally run over and killed Tuesday. She leaves behind her twin sister and teammate, Madison (pictured right in a No 5 jersey) 

Party gone awry: The Forney High School softball team was leaving a dinner party in the 18000 block of Hollow Creek Drive in Forney when tragedy struck 

Party gone awry: The Forney High School softball team was leaving a dinner party in the 18000 block of Hollow Creek Drive in Forney when tragedy struck 

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The 14-year-old girl fell underneath one of the rear tires and was run over, reported Fox 4 News.

Galiano was later airlifted to Baylor Memorial Hospital in Dallas in critical condition, according to CW33, but succumbed to her injuries a short time later.

The sheriff's office characterized the fatal incident as a tragic accident and said that the driver of the Jeep will not be criminally charged in connection to Galiano's death.

The fateful dinner took place at a private residence on the eve of Forney’s regional semifinal playoff game against Mansfield Lakeridge High School, which was postponed on Wednesday in the wake of Galiano's passing.

Officials say Emily's 16-year-old teammate was behind the wheel of a white Jeep and accidentally backed up, not knowing that the 14-year-old was standing behind it Galiano was then airlifted to Baylor Memorial Hospital in Dallas in critical condition but succumbed to her injuries a short time later

Officials say Emily's 16-year-old teammate was behind the wheel of a white Jeep and accidentally backed up, not knowing that the 14-year-old was standing behind it

Galiano leaves behind her twin sister, Madison, who on Wednesday shared on social media several heartrending photos of the siblings from the time they were young girls.

‘May 16, 2017 at 9:21 i lost my bestfriend [sic], sister, wombmate, teammate, etc, rest easy baby. everything i do is for you now i love you,’ Madison Galiano wrote in a tweet.

A prayer vigil was staged at Forney High School on Wednesday morning and a candlelight vigil for Emily is scheduled for Saturday night.

The Forney Independent School District has put out a statement addressing Galiano's death that read, in part: 'Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the family during this very difficult time.'

Madison on Wednesday took to Twitter, paying tribute to her best friend and 'wombmate'

Madison on Wednesday took to Twitter, paying tribute to her best friend and 'wombmate'

Emily and Madison as toddlers Emily and Madison as teens

Then and now: Madison shared photos of her and Emily and toddlers and as teenagers

 

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