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4-year-old dead, 5 injured in crash on Highway 211 east of Woodburn

The two-car crash happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 211, near milepost 3, in Clackamas County.
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The stretch of Highway 211 near S Meridian Road where the crash took place

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A 4-year-old is dead, and several people are injured after a crash Saturday afternoon, according to Oregon State Police.

Emergency crews responded to a two-car crash at 2:42 p.m. on Highway 211, near milepost 3, east of Woodburn in Clackamas County. 

Investigators said Kakkera Geethanjali, 32, of Hillsboro was driving southbound on South Meridian Road and failed to stop at a stop sign. Geethanjali's car collided with the side of another car headed westbound on Highway 211, driven by 18-year-old Benjamin Hernandez-Lopez of Canby.

Geethanjali was transported to a hospital in critical condition, along with passengers Nareshbabu Kamathman, 36, and an 8-year-old boy who were seriously injured, Oregon State Police stated. The 4-year-old girl inside the car was declared dead at the scene. 

Hernandez-Lopez and a 19-year-old passenger were also transported with minor injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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