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Chinese exchange student dies in high-impact US car crash that split vehicle in two

Tang was sole occupant of Chevrolet Corvette when it hit a tree in campus town in Pennsylvania

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Computer science student Tang Kaijing died after his car hit a tree and split in two in the campus town of State College, Pennsylvania, on Saturday morning. Photo: Baidu
Laurie Chen

A 21-year-old Chinese exchange student was killed in the United States in a car crash that split the vehicle in two, scattering parts across a residential street in Pennsylvania, local media reported.

Pennsylvania State University exchange student Tang Kaijing was driving a white Chevrolet Corvette when it hit a tree on a residential street in the campus town of State College, Pennsylvania, at about 4.22am on Saturday.

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The car had completely split in two due to the force of the impact, according to a Facebook post from the Alpha Fire Company, which attended the scene.

Tang died at the scene from a head injury, Centre County coroner Scott Sayers said, according to Centre Daily Times. Tang was alone in the vehicle.

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