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Boy injured in crash with Albuquerque officer has died

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old boy who was in a car that collided with an Albuquerque police officer responding to a call has died. A woman and her two children were taken to the hospital after the Monday crash. Police say the officer suffered a broken leg and broken ankle. Police say the boy was taken off life support on Thursday and died shortly after. The girl remains in critical condition, while their mother is recovering. Albuquerque police say the officer's lights and sirens were on as he headed to a call involving a man armed with a machete at a grocery store. The crash happened at an intersection as the woman's vehicle turned in front of the police car.