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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A 20-year-old from Kentucky was killed in a crash on Christmas Day in Meade County.

Kentucky State Police in Elizabethtown responded to a reported crash around 9 p.m. CDT Thursday, Dec. 25, at the intersection of Garrett and Brandenburg roads, according to a news release.

Investigators believe a pickup truck was headed west on Kentucky 144 when, "for unknown reasons," it crossed the center line and hit an eastbound Nissan Sentra head-on. 

Trae McCormack, 20, of Ekron, Kentucky, was driving the Nissan and was pronounced dead at the scene, KSP said.

The pickup truck also hit a vehicle that was parked in a paved area off KY 144. The man in the vehicle was not injured.

The driver of the truck and a juvenile passenger were taken to a local hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.

No additional details were immediately available. 

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