A mother and her 7-year-old child were killed in a head-on crash in Hamden on Saturday night and police have identified the mother as 40-year-old Brandi Lowery, of New Haven.

Police have not released the 7-year-old’s name.

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The two-vehicle crash happened on Davis Street near Roger’s Road around 10:13 p.m., according to police.

Officials said the people in the other vehicle suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and five people were taken to the hospital.

They said Lowery and the child were later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Police continue to investigate the crash and they ask anyone who has information to call Sgt. Ferrara in the Hamden Police Traffic Division at 203-230-4000.

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