Family members of Kansas women in fatal crash speak out

Relations of three Kansas girls are talking out for the primary time after a deadly crash in a development zone. 

State troopers say one automotive was heading north when the driving force went left of the middle in a development zone, clipped one other automotive, and hit a 3rd head-on.

The household says these development zones aren’t protected.

There have been 4 girls in that automotive. Solely one in every of them survived and he or she is within the ICU as of Tuesday afternoon. The three relations KAKE Information spoke to say they cannot think about a world with out these three sturdy girls.

“We simply misplaced the three strongest girls that we have had in our household. We by no means imagined in one million years that every one three of them can be going at one time,” mentioned Tara Tidwell.

Tara Tidwell describes what it is prefer to lose her grandmother Wanda Tidwell, her aunt Nathelia Mcintosh, and her cousin Sheena Harroald. All of them died within the crash. Tara and Sheena had been born simply three weeks aside.

“Sheena’s my greatest buddy. She’s been via a lot too. She misplaced two youngsters in her life, two infants handed away. And she or he nonetheless made it via, that is energy to me,” mentioned Tara Tidwell.

Sheena’s sister Shala Harroald was critically injured, however Tidwell says she’s bettering.

“They received all of her damaged components repair. She had a damaged again, damaged hip, damaged leg, and a damaged arm. She’s within the ICU proper now nonetheless. However she is talking,” Tidwell mentioned. 

Wanda Tidwell’s great-granddaughter remembers a cheerful second they lately shared.

 “She was sitting there and he or she simply mentioned I am with my two favourite individuals in the entire broad world proper now and I could not be happier,” mentioned Justiyanna Hodges.

We additionally talked to Wanda’s son and Nathelia’s brother Randall Tidwell. He tells us how emotional he received attempting to console his granddaughter Justiyanna.

“When she pulled up and exit of the automotive whaling in tears. I put my arms round her and hugged her. I could not be sturdy anymore, I cried,” mentioned Randall Tidwell.

Wanda Tidwell’s son says his mom and his sister Nathelia Mccintosh had been all the time only one cellphone name away.

“Any given time I might name on them and they might be there. Both of them. For no matter purpose, mother could not, my sister can be. Now I am not going to have that,” mentioned Randall Tidwell.