Five children between the ages of 8 and 17 died in the crash, while a 9-year-old boy survived and was taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said the 9-year-old was sitting in a hatchback/cargo area at the time of the crash and was able to escape through the rear of the vehicle.
VEHICLE CRASH ON INTERSTATE 90 IN WASHINGTON KILLS 3
The crash, which happened around 12:20 a.m. Sunday on the Hutchinson River Parkway, was a single vehicle accident, police said. (iStock)
Police were able to determine that a 16-year-old was the likely driver of the vehicle. Of the five victims, four were male and one was female, all from Connecticut.
The crash, which happened around 12:20 a.m. Sunday, was a single vehicle accident, police said.
Police could not say where the vehicle was coming from or where it was going and that the incident remains under investigation.