TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — A 7-year-old child was killed and five other people were injured when a car crashed Wednesday afternoon in Tippecanoe County.
A sheriff's department spokesperson said the accident happened around 1:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of Old State Road 25 North, northeast of Lafayette at the confluence of the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers, near Americus.
The vehicle, a 2001 Ford Expedition, was heading south when it, "veered left of center and off of the roadway. The vehicle overturned, ejected several occupants from the vehicle," authorities said.
The 7-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not shared his name.
An air ambulance took two women, including the driver, to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Investigators identified the driver as 32-year-old Rene Goforth of Darlington, Indiana.
Two other children and a 23-year-old Plymouth man were taken for treatment at Lafayette hospitals.
It's not known what caused the vehicle to crash. The coroner's office will release the name of the victim after family is notified.
An investigation is ongoing.