Four members of a Massachusetts family, including two children, died when their van crashed near Disney World in Florida, said authorities.
The family’s rental van crashed after they were rear-ended by a pickup truck on State Road 429 near Celebration, Florida, officials said. Scarlett’s twin sister, another sibling, their father, and their grandfather suffered minor injuries.
The Florida Highway Patrol said charges against the truck driver, Lucas Dos Reis Laurindo, are pending, the website reported.
“It’s very hard to comprehend. Our hearts are absolutely broken,” neighbor Sheila Howard told WCVB. “It’s just a sad thing to think about. I had just seen the kids, you know, and you have that vision of them playing in the yard.”
“On behalf of her fellow Weymouth classmates and community, we would like to help this family. Your uplifting comments are welcome and all donations will be given to her surviving husband Shane, 2 children and father, Mr. Fay,” the page read.
Dos Reis Laurindo, 26, was cooperative, and he didn’t seem under the influence. Officials said he voluntarily gave a blood sample.
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