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CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A 4-year-old has died and three children are in the hospital after a 2-car crash in Catawba County on Thursday.
The NC State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Boggs Road near Hunsucker Drive around 8:10 a.m.
A 2008 GMC Acadia driving west on Boggs Road crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 2022 GMC Yukon, troopers say.
The driver of the Acadia was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to troopers, two children were also transported to the hospital.
A 4-year-old child died from her injuries and a 12-year-old child was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
The second driver was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries including two other children.
A 2-year-old child was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and a 4-year-old child received non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation indicated that impairment was not a contributing factor in the crash.
Possible charges are pending after the completion of the investigation, according to troopers.
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