Mom, 4 Kids Die in Severe Car Crash

Mom, 4 Kids Die in Severe Car Crash
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A mother and her four kids died in a two-vehicle crash in Salem, Oregon, according to KGW.

Oregon State Police said the crash took place at 4:30 p.m. at the corner of Highway 99E and Nevada Street NE---about a mile north of Salem, according to the report.

Lisette Medrano-Perez, 25, and her four children, who are aged 8, 6, 4, and 2 were pronounced dead at the scene, KGW reported.

A Landrover was driven by Favian R. Garcia, 27, from Gervais, collided with a southbound Buick Century, driven by Medrano-Perez and her children.

They crashed head-on while the two cars were going across a corner.

Police are now investigating the scene.

Garcia suffered minor injuries.