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Two young girls killed in rear-end crash in Jennings County

Posted at 6:51 PM, Oct 21, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-21 18:51:46-04

SCIPIO, Ind. -- Two young girls were killed when the car they were riding in was hit from behind on a southern Indiana highway Friday afternoon. 

The crash happened on Indiana 7 near the Jennings Community of Scipio just after 1 p.m. 

Indiana State Police say the car had slowed down to turn when it was hit by a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer. The crash happened in a rural area about 50 miles south of Indianapolis.

Police say 4-year-old Kaylee Creamer and 22-month-old Allison Creamer were in the backseat of the car. Both girls died from their injuries. The car's 36-year-old driver was flown to an Indianapolis hospital with serious injuries.

The 24-year-old driver of the truck was not injured but a  63-year-old passenger was airlifted to Indianapolis with serious injuries. 

Police said the crash remained under investigation and toxicology results were pending on both drivers.