Death toll in Tennessee crash updated to 4 youths, 2 adults

PLEASANT VIEW, Tenn. — Authorities on Monday revised the variety of youths killed over the weekend in a Tennessee freeway crash, saying that 4 women ages 1 to 12 died as a substitute of the six they initially reported.

Emergency crews discovered a automotive the wrong way up with intensive harm early Sunday after they responded at about 2 a.m. to the crash web site on Interstate 24 in Robertson County, stated Brent Dyer, chief of the county’s emergency administration companies workplace.

In a information launch despatched after the crash, Robertson County EMS stated first responders discovered six females ranging in age from 1 to 18 who had been thrown from the automotive and couldn’t be resuscitated.

The Tennessee Freeway Patrol launched a report Monday figuring out the automotive as a Toyota Camry and putting the quantity of people that had been within the automobile at eight.

The report revised the ages of these killed from six youths to 4 women and two adults. All six had been using within the Camry. The freeway patrol stated the ladies’ ages had been 1, 3, 5 and 12. Their names weren’t launched.

Additionally killed was the motive force of the Camry, the freeway patrol stated. She was recognized as Tania Rodriguez, 21.

A sixth one that was killed was recognized as Rina Reyes, 35, who was a passenger within the Camry. Two different passengers, Saira Reyes, 34, and Anthony Gellardo, 18, had been injured, the freeway patrol stated.

Of the eight folks within the Camry, solely Gellardo was carrying a seat belt.

A automotive that crashed with the Camry was discovered close by, officers stated. The driving force, recognized as Matthew Flint, 23, was not injured, the freeway patrol stated.

The crash passed off on I-24 close to Nice View and Springfield, north of Nashville. A piece of the freeway was closed for hours earlier than reopening later Sunday. The Tennessee Freeway Patrol is investigating the reason for the crash.

The Robertson County emergency administration workplace stated it was coordinating skilled psychological well being and counseling companies for crews that responded to the crash.