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5 youngsters had been killed and one other was injured after their automotive veered off a highway and crashed right into a tree early Sunday within the New York metropolitan space, based on authorities.
These killed ranged in age from 8 to 17, based on a launch from the Westchester County Police Division. 4 boys and a lady, all from Connecticut, died, the discharge mentioned.
A 16-year-old boy appeared to have been driving the Nissan Rouge, based on the discharge. The SUV was touring on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale, New York, about 25 miles northeast of New York Metropolis, when it veered off the highway, struck a tree and caught hearth round 12:20 a.m. Sunday. No different autos had been concerned within the crash.
The one survivor was a 9-year-old boy, who apparently was within the automotive’s hatchback space and escaped from the rear of the automotive, based on Westchester County officers.
The circumstances of the crash are below investigation by authorities in Westchester County, the discharge mentioned, and police had been working Sunday to inform the household of the kids killed.