COLUMBUS, OH : A four-vehicle crash on Interstate 270 on Sunday, January, 28th 2018

A four-vehicle crash Sunday on Interstate 270 killed a 4-year-old boy and critically injured his 6-year-old brother, reports say.

Mathew Cremeans, 4, died at Nationwide Children's Hospital, while 6-year-old Danny Cremeans was in critical condition, 10tv.com reports.

According to WCMH Channel 4, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office says a Ford Escape driven by a 29-year-old woman from Grove City, Ohio, struck a GMC Safari at 12:38 p.m., forcing it into a Pontiac Sunfire. The Sunfire then crashed into a Toyota Corolla.

The two boys were passengers in the GMC, which was driven by a 28-year-old Grove City man. The boys, who were in the rear seats and not wearing seatbelts, were ejected from the GMC, reports say.

There were no other injuries reported, ABC 6 reports. The crash shut down I-270 westbound near U.S. 62 for several hours.

The crash remains under investigation, but drugs and alcohol are not suspected, according to the sheriff's department.

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Ohio crash kills boy, 4, critically injures brother, 6