CENTRALIA, Wash. — Authorities say a child was killed and her mother injured in a vehicle crash in Centralia.
KCPQ-TV reports (http://goo.gl/K2ZF6i ) the crash took place Monday afternoon when a car driven by the woman slammed into a parked pickup truck.
Police say the woman was driving on a two-lane road, crossed the center line and hit the unoccupied pickup truck.
Police say the child was sitting in the back seat wearing a seatbelt but died of her injuries. Her mother was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries, authorities say.
The Washington State Patrol is investigating.
Associated Press
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