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Crash kills 9-year-old boy near Grants Pass

The Columbian
Published: June 24, 2011, 5:00pm

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was killed and a 3 year old was injured when the driver of their SUV lost control of the vehicle and struck a motor home on I-5 near Grants Pass.

Sadhana Kumar, a 29-year-old from California, attempted to pass a motor home in his SUV on Friday but lost control and struck the motor home twice.

The crash ejected 9-year-old Krish Kumar. He died at the scene despite resuscitation efforts by the driver of the motor home, who is a retired firefighter.

Two other children, ages 1 and 3, were taken from the scene by ambulance. Sadhana Kumar and the 1 year old were treated and released.

The 3 year old, Arav Kumar, was transferred to a Portland hospital with serious injuries.

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