In Scarsdale, New York, five children from the same family died after their vehicle slammed into a tree and caught fire.
A 9-year-old child traveling in the trunk area was the only survivor of a terrible car wreck in Scarsdale early on Sunday morning. The crash caused the deaths of five children who were all related.
New York Car Crash Incident
According to police and family, a 16-year-old boy was driving a group of siblings and cousins home from the mall when he lost control of the Nissan Rogue around 12:30 a.m. on the Hutchinson River Parkway just past the exit for Mamaroneck Road in Westchester County and crashed into a tree, causing the SUV to burst into flames.
The outlet reported that the young motorist may have fallen asleep at the wheel. The driver, three other boys, and a girl between the ages of 8 and 17 from the small Connecticut town of Derby were all killed, according to investigators.
Nicole Cross, claiming to be the mother of at least some of the child victims, stated in a heartbreaking Facebook post on Sunday, “Dear Jesus, I don’t understand why you had to take our babies away from us.”
Cross prayed, “Dear God, grant us your strength.” Please keep my family in your prayers, we have no idea what to do or how to manage this situation. Anthony Billips, who identified himself as the father of at least some of the children, wrote, “This is the most difficult post I’ve ever had to make.”
Billips stated, “Six children were in the car, but only one survived. The pain we are experiencing is beyond description, and we would not wish this on anyone.”
A GoFundMe campaign was started on Sunday in order to seek funds “to help bury our children” and “to provide them a wonderful funeral service.”
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9-Year-Old Survives Te Tragedy
Kieran O’Leary, a spokesman for the Westchester Police Department, described the tragic accident to The Post. Kieran O’Leary added, “Just beyond the exit, the truck collides with this tree and starts a fire.”
The representative stated that the 9-year-old boy who survived the accident was in the vehicle’s cargo section at the time. “He somehow escaped from the rear,” O’Leary stated.
The others died in the vehicle, according to the authorities. “They are all teenagers or younger,” O’Leary said.
The 9-year-old was sent to the Westchester Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, where his status remained stable.
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