Nine killed, including six children, after vehicle plunges into Florida canal – Washington Examiner
A tragic incident occurred in western Palm Beach, Florida, where a vehicle plunged into a canal, resulting in the deaths of nine individuals, including six children. The sole survivor, 26-year-old Jorden Hall, sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized. According to reports, four people were pronounced dead at the scene, while five others succumbed to injuries after being rushed to the hospital. The deceased adults have been identified as Pamela Wiggins, 56, Leiana Alyse Hall, 30, and Anyia Monique Lee Tucker, 21, while the children, aged 1 to 14, were among those who perished. The accident happened when the SUV failed to navigate a sharp turn, crashed through a guardrail, flipped over, and fell into the water. Notably, none of the occupants were wearing safety equipment at the time of the crash.
Nine killed, including six children, after vehicle plunges into Florida canal
Nine people were killed, including six children, and one wounded when a vehicle plunged into a western Palm Beach, Florida, canal.
The sole survivor, passenger Jorden Hall, 26, was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries, according to an accident report obtained by Fox 29. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that four people were pronounced dead on the scene, while another five were rushed to the hospital where they died soon after.
The three dead adults were identified as Pamela Wiggins, 56, Leiana Alyse Hall, 30, and Anyia Monique Lee Tucker, 21. The six children were ages 14, 8, 5, 5, 3, and 1.
Due to unspecified reasons, the SUV on Monday failed to clear a sharp turn and crashed through a guardrail, flipped over, and plunged into a canal at around 7:30 p.m. No one in the vehicle was utilizing “safety equipment” at the time of the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it was deploying a team to help.
“The NTSB, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is sending a team to conduct a safety investigation into Monday’s single vehicle crash involving a sport utility vehicle that departed the roadway and flipped into a canal, near Belle Glade, Florida,” it said in a post on X.
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