‘Little Women: Atlanta’ star Ashley ‘Minnie’ Ross dead after crash

ATLANTA — Atlanta reality TV star Ashley “Minnie” Ross has died after she was hurt in a crash.

According to People magazine and “Entertainment Tonight,” the “Little Women: Atlanta” cast member was traveling in car near Atlanta’s Old National Highway late Sunday when the collision occurred. She died about 10:30 p.m. Monday at Grady Memorial Hospital, publicist Liz Dixson told People. No further information about the crash was immediately available.

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Update 10:34 a.m. EDT April 28: Dixson said Ross had been involved in a hit-and-run accident, but Lt. Derrick Rogers, a spokesman for the City of South Fulton Police Department, said in an email that the driver of the other vehicle, a Ford Focus, “received minor injuries.”

“The driver of the Nissan Sentra (Ross) hit the right-side curb, lost control of the vehicle, crossed into the northbound lanes of travel and struck a Ford Focus head-on that was traveling northbound,” Rogers said in the email. “The investigation is ongoing and I have no further details.”

Original report: The management team for the Tennessee native, who had appeared on the Lifetime series since it debuted in 2016, also shared the news in a post on Ross’ official Instagram page.

“It is with profound sadness that we confirm on behalf of the family of Ashley Ross, aka ‘Ms. Minnie’ of ‘Little Women: Atlanta,’ has succumbed to injuries from a tragic hit-and-run car accident today at the age of 34,” the statement read. “The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”

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Co-stars Amanda Salinas and Shirlene “Ms. Juicy” Pearson also took to social media to pay tribute to Ross.

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Dawn Wells FILE PHOTO: Actress Dawn Wells attends the 2015 TV Land Awards at Saban Theatre on April 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Wells died Wednesday of illness related to COVID-19. She was 82. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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