Woman, girl killed in head-on wreck

A 32-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl died Wednesday in a head-on crash in Sebastian County.

Rebecca Ann Everett was driving a Nissan Altima north in the 9400 block of Gap Road in Hackett when the crash happened about 8 a.m., according to a report from the Arkansas State Police. The Altima collided with a southbound Chevrolet pickup near the crest of a hill, the report states.

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Everett, who was from Hackett, and the girl, who was a passenger in her vehicle, died at the scene, according to the report and Sebastian County Coroner Kenny Hobbs.

Authorities said the driver of the pickup, a 60-year-old Hackett man, was injured and taken to Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith.

Conditions were described as clear and dry at the time of the wreck.

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