Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter killed

Singer Steven Chapman’s five-year-old daughter died last night after being hit by a car in the family’s own driveway.

The following statement was posted on Chapman’s website:

“At approximately 5pm on the afternoon of Wednesday May 21st, Maria Sue Chapman, 5 years old and the youngest daughter to Steven and Mary Beth Chapman was struck in the driveway of the Chapman home in Franklin, TN. Maria was rushed to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, transported by LifeFlight, but died of her injuries there. Maria is one of the close knit family’s six children and one of their three adopted daughters.”