6-year-old boy dead after crash on I-64 East in Henrico

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 6-year-old boy is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 East in Henrico County on Sunday evening.

Virginia State Police said the two-vehicle crash took place at 8:18 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, on I-64 East near the Nine Mile Road exit.

Police said an initial investigation shows that a vehicle traveling on I-64 East lost control while the driver was on their phone.

The vehicle spun in the roadway and hit the central guardrail.

According to police, a second vehicle traveling behind the first attempted to avoid the initial crash. The driver lost control and ran off the side of I-64 through a guardrail and down an embankment before hitting a tree.

A 6-year-old was sitting in the rear of the second vehicle and was not wearing a seatbelt, according to police. The boy was partially ejected through the rear passenger-side window, police said.

The boy died from his injuries at the scene.

The driver of the second vehicle was not injured, though police continue to investigate the crash.

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