Two-year-old girl dies in hospital after being hit by car near Port Pirie The scene where two-year-old Zora was hit by a car outside her house on Port Davis Rd in Port Pirie. LITTLE Zora was a curly-haired cutie who lit up the small community. A playful child dubbed "Zora the Explorer," the two-year-old died today after she was hit by a car outside her Port Davis Rd home on Sunday. It was her playfulness that reportedly led to the tragic accident. Friends said the little girl was believed to have been chasing a cat on to the road when she was struck by a passing car. Neighbours said Zora was a beautiful child and were saddened to hear of her passing. "She was such a little cutie," one neighbour said. She was always out the front playing with her sister and mum watching. It's a tragic accident and I just can't imagine how the family are feeling. A friend of Zora's mother, Natasha, who did not wish to be named, said they would miss the cute little girl they called "a little Shirley Temple." "Her father idolised her and mum loved her so much," she said. They were a very close family. She was a little troublemaker who loved having fun. She was Zora the Explorer or we called her Little Shirley Temple and she was into everything. She's a gorgeous little girl and we'll all miss her. Zora was flown to the Women's and Children's Hospital after she was struck by a car driven by a 77-year-old man about 4pm on Sunday. Major Crash investigators are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crash but police said it was unlikely the man would be charged. It is the second road death in the region in less than three months. John Pirie Secondary School student Annabelle Watson died when she fell from a moving van at nearby Risdon Park on March 2. Kevin Kauschke, who runs the local Mini Mart, said a tragic accident like this affected the whole community. "It's shocking for everyone," he said. For the family and the people who knew her and of course the poor person driving the car. She was a sweetie and we'll miss her coming into the shop.