A child has died and five people are injured after a car crash near Blountsville Friday evening.

The crash involved two cars driving on Blount County 55. A 2009 Honda Civic, carrying two 10-year-olds and a 15-year-old, struck a 2007 Ford Explorer, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. One of the children, age 10, did not survive impact from the crash.

“The 10-year-old was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment, where the child later succumbed to injuries,” the agency said Saturday.

The driver and passenger of the Ford Explorer, Richard E. Rucker, Jr., 67, and Annette Dean Clark Rucker, 60, of Addison, were injured and taken to the Cullman Regional Medical Center, according to the agency.

Tabbatha Shanae Christine Jackson, 34, the driver of the Honda Civic, along with the two other minors, were also taken to a hospital for treatment, the agency said.

An investigation by state troopers with ALEA continues.