Authorities: Youth dies days after wreck on Arkansas highway; car he was riding in hydroplaned, hit Camaro head-on

A youth died Monday, two days after the car he was riding in hydroplaned on a wet Arkansas highway and collided head-on with another vehicle, authorities said.

The crash happened about 2:20 p.m. Saturday on Arkansas 124 in Russellville, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

Troopers wrote that the minor, who was not named, was riding in a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze traveling south on the highway. The car began to hydroplane and spun several times before hitting a northbound 2014 Chevrolet Camaro head-on, the report states.

Police said it was raining at the time of the wreck. No other injuries were reported.

The injured youth was taken to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, where he died Monday, the report states.

At least 391 people have died in crashes on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.

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