Highland crash: 14-year-old girl hospitalized, woman killed after head-on collision

HIGHLAND, Ind. - Editor's note: Highland police have corrected their earlier statement that the 14-year-old had died. The teen is still alive and receiving treatment at a children’s hospital in Chicago.

A 69-year-old woman was killed and a 14-year-old girl is hospitalized after a head-on crash Tuesday night in northwest Indiana.

What we know:

The two-vehicle crash happened around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Kennedy Avenue and Hart Road in Highland, according to Highland police.

Investigation determined a Jeep was traveling southbound on Kennedy Avenue when it drifted left of the center line and struck a Dodge that was driving northbound in the other lane.

The 69-year-old woman who was driving the Jeep was airlifted to a Chicago-area hospital, where she later died, according to police. Her identity hasn't been released.

The 14-year-old girl was airlifted to a Chicago-area children's hospital and is receiving treatment. Her condition is unknown.

The 43-year-old woman who was driving the Dodge and three of her other passengers were treated at the scene, with some of them taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

What's next:

The South Lake County Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the collision.