GRANDFIELD, Okla. - A nine-year-old Grandfield girl died in a freak accident, Thursday, after she fell from the bed of a slow-moving pickup truck. 

Investigators say Amethyst (Amy) Konosky was keeping an eye on three horses that were walking behind the truck, tethered to water bottles in the bed, as well as reins that were held by her sister in the cab. 

As they passed a field, something spooked the horses, and they tried to bolt.  In the commotion, Amy was jolted out of the truck, and onto the ground, where one of the horses kicked her in the head.  She was taken to the hospital where she died.

People at Amy's school say she was an outstanding student who was always willing to help out, even those who did not know her that long.

Secretary Tammy Brister said every morning Amy would come in and eat breakfast at school with her, but before that, she would have to take the roll. Amy helped her with that at a time when she was new on the job and did not know many of the kids' names.

"She'd come up every morning and before I could even ask her what her name was she'd say, ‘do you remember my name?'" said Brister.

Brister said she quickly memorized Amy's name because she saw her more than most of the other kids.

"She'd always stop in and say good morning and ask you how you were and she's just a sweet kid."

She said Amy always loved to talk about her favorite hobby when she stopped in to chat with her. It was one of the last things the two of them discussed.

"Right before school let out she came in and told me her grandma was taking her to ride horses. She loved horses"

Brister said she understood why the people closest to Amy are taking her death hard.

"The teachers adored her.  This has been really rough on the teachers and everybody around here.  Everybody says she'd do anything for her and her sister."

Some of Amy's teachers were also not up to talking with us on camera, but they did say that Amy was going into the fourth grade next year and that she will be missed by everyone.

The OHP said there is not a state statue against riding in the back of a moving pickup.