Lincoln, NE : 9-month-old critically injured in crash near 72nd Street and Redick Avenue on Monday, February 13th 2017

A 9-month-old girl was critically injured in a two-vehicle collision Monday night at 72nd Street and Redick Avenue, police said.

Four others also were injured when a car collided nearly head on with a Nebraska Humane Society van about 9 p.m.

The baby, who will be 10 months old on Thursday, was identified as Hayela Jeter of Omaha. She suffered a head injury was taken by ambulance to the Nebraska Medical Center, said Omaha police Sgt. Chuck Casey, an accident investigator.

Paramedics had to resuscitate the girl, performing CPR en route to the hospital, police said.

She was listed in good condition Tuesday.

Police identified the others injured in the crash, all Omahans, and transported by ambulance with injuries that were not considered life-threatening: Brejhan Sieling, 25, to Immanuel Medical Center with an arm injury; Sonja Rowland, 30, to Immanuel with complaints of general pain; Cynthia Johnson, 44, to the Nebraska Medical Center for a knee injury; Alexus Russell, 21, to Nebraska Medical Center for complaints of general pain; Ethel Sims, 14, to Nebraska Medical Center for a lower leg injury; and Aleyah Jeter, 2, who went to the Nebraska Medical Center without any specific reported injuries.

The car, a maroon 2004 Buick LeSabre, driven by Johnson, had been traveling north on 72nd and was attempting to turn left into a shopping complex when it collided with the southbound Humane Society van, driven by Sieling. Rowland was a passenger in the van. The others were passengers in the LeSabre.

No animals were known to be in the Humane Society van. Police were investigating.

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9-month-old critically injured in crash near 72nd Street and Redick Avenue