2 Children Die In Turnpike Accident
Published: July 29, 2009
AMHERST, Oh— Two children from Detroit have been killed and four people injured in a pre-dawn accident along the Ohio Turnpike west of Cleveland.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an eastbound vehicle was sideswiped and both vehicles ran off the road early Wednesday near Amherst.
The victims were children of one driver and were identified as 5-year-old Jamel El-Amin and 10-year-old Alexia Patrick, both of Detroit.
Troopers say their mother, 5-month-old brother, another passenger in their vehicle and the second driver also were injured.
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This is so sad, the families will definitely be in my prayers.
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