Child killed in North Carolina crash, highway patrol says

ROBESON COUNTY, NC (WMBF) - A child died in a Friday night crash in Robeson County, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

A trooper was called out just after 9:30 p.m. to the area of Balance Farm Road and Shaw Mill Road for the crash.

Once on scene, the trooper learned a 1999 GMC pickup truck crossed the center line and hit a 2005 Dodge passenger car, leading to the Dodge running off the road and hitting a ditch, according to a news release from the highway patrol.

The left rear passenger of the Dodge, a girl, 9 or 10 years old, was pronounced dead at a hospital. She was identified as Estrella Cortez Rodriguez.

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The driver of Dodge was also taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. The driver of the GMC was not hurt.

Highway patrol said speed and impairment did not look to be a factor in the crash.

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