The fatality was initially reported as a 5-year-old, but the fatal victim was a 12-year-old girl, Edwards said.
Her identity has not been released.
Four people suffered critical injuries and were taken to various area hospitals, Edwards said. Their conditions were not immediately available.
A total of 20 people were injured and taken to various hospitals, Edwards said.
According to media reports, I-275 east reopened to traffic at about 5 p.m. I-275 west remains shutdown early Monday evening.
There were two other major pileups on area highways Monday believed to be triggered by the weather.
On I-75 south near the Ohio 63 exit, an estimated 50 vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction crash involving.
On I-270 in the Columbus area, authorities there report that there was a 29-vehicle pileup.
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