Pregnant woman, unborn child killed, 2 children injured during crash in Zebulon

ZEBULON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A pregnant woman and her unborn child are dead following a crash in Zebulon Wednesday morning.

The crash happened around 8 a.m. on Highway 39, just north of Bunn.

According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the initial investigation revealed that a 1998 Mercury, driven by 24-year-old Victoria Annalyn Mills, was traveling northbound on the highway when the car crossed the center line and collided head-on with a 2005 Volkswagen.

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Mills, who was nine months pregnant, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her unborn child also died in the crash.

Two children who were in the car with Mills -- ages 3 and 4 -- were transported to WakeMed for treatment.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 17-year-old boy, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.