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Two children are dead and six others were hospitalized in a two-vehicle collision just outside of Peoria on Sunday.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said the crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday on Charter Oak Road near Charter Oak Lane just west of city limits.Harwood said a westbound vehicle collided head-on with an eastbound vehicle after one of them crossed the center line. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said a Toyota sedan with eight people inside crossed the center line and struck a Lexus SUV.
Asbell said a 14-year-old passenger in one of the vehicles was declared dead at the scene. Later, a one-year-old passenger from that same vehicle was declared dead at the hospital.