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A 10-year-old boy was killed Wednesday in a head-on collision in Rancho Cordova that left his mother and another driver in critical condition, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The crash occurred just after 8 a.m. on Mather Boulevard near Douglas Road, according to CHP dispatch logs.
The boy and his mother were in a Hyundai Elantra traveling south on Mather Boulevard, south of Douglas Road, when the sedan crossed the double yellow lines and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Equinox in the northbound lane, according to the CHP’s East Sacramento office.
CHP officials said the boy appeared to have been sitting unrestrained in the right front seat of the Hyundai at the time of the crash. The child was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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The collision sent both vehicles off the road. Mather Boulevard was closed between Douglas and Alert roads for roughly two hours and reopened about 10:15 a.m., the CHP said.
This story was originally published September 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM with the headline “10-year-old killed in Rancho Cordova head-on crash. 2 others seriously injured.”
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