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Child dies in crash on 27th Ave SW

Written by: July 20 2009

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An unidentified child has died as the result of injuries sustained in a crash on 27th Avenue SW earlier today.The Indian River County Fire Department responded to a call of a two-vehicle accident with injuries, removed four people from a vehicle and called in helicopters to transport two of the injured, children ages 4 and 8, but it is not clear which of the children survived the crash. Reports on the police scanner noted that a pickup truck had been partially submerged in a ditch on the side of the road. No further details are known at this time and the identity of the child has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.

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