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6-year-old dies in Madison County crash

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Authorities say a 6-year-old boy was killed in a two-vehicle crash in northern Madison County, Ky.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the accident occurred around 10:30 Friday night. The Fayette County Coroner's Office said Wellington Abreu of Richmond was pronounced dead at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.

According to police, the child was a passenger in a car that turned into the path of a pickup. Police said the driver of the car, 43-year-old Richard Pojeky, suffered injuries to his chest. The driver of the pickup, Lewis Cole Jr., was not injured.

Police said everyone in the crash was wearing seat belts.

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