A child has died after a crash in Lincoln County.

The accident happened just before 8 Wednesday morning at the intersection of U.S. 127 and Highway 2141 in Lincoln County, near Hustonville.

Police tell 27 NEWSFIRST a car pulled out in front of a SUV at that intersection, causing the crash.

The Lincoln County Coroner says 5-year-old Ryllie Z'Anne Vonlinger, who was riding in the car, was killed. Police say she was riding in a booster seat in the front seat of the car.

The child's mother, 31-year-old Amy Vonlinger, who was driving the car, was airlifted to UK Hospital. Police say she had internal injuries, including a broken rib and severed liver.

The driver of the SUV, 38-year-old Gordon Kaiser, was not injured.

Police say both drivers were wearing seat belts.

The collision crushed the entire passenger side of the car.

State police say the driver of the SUV tried to avoid the crash, but was unable to. Police say the gray color of the car may have played a role in the SUV driver not being able to see it in time, since the crash happened near a rock cut in the road.

State police recommend children in a booster seat be kept in the back seat of a car.

But they say in this case, because the crash was so violent, it likely wouldn't have changed the outcome.

Police say the mother and daughter were on their way to Hustonville Elementary when the accident happened.

The principal says school counselor aided staff in helping the young students understand what had happened.

Principal Marilyn Hafley says an accident like this one puts things in prespective.

She says, "It really makes you think, what if it's the last time I see them?"

As of Wednesday afternoon Amy Vonlinger was listed in fair condtion at UK hospital.