New York police investigate the destroyed van that plunged over the Bronx River Parkway, killing seven people, including three children. Picture: AP Source: AP
- Seven killed in freak New York van accident
- Van flew over guardrail, plummeted 30 metres
- "It's terrible, just carnage."
SEVEN people, including three children, were killed after the van they were in flipped over the railing of an elevated highway and fell about 100 feet (30m) into a rail yard bordering the Bronx Zoo, authorities said.
The van was driving southbound in the left lane of the Bronx River Parkway at about 12:30pm local time when it ricocheted across all lanes of traffic, flew over the railing and fell to the ground, according to police and fire department sources.
Four adults and three children, all of whom were in the van, died in the crash, the New York Post reports.
"It's terrible, just carnage. The passengers didn't stand a chance," an FDNY source at the scene told the New York Post.
According to WNYW-TV, the unidentified adults were an 84-year-old man and three women, ages 80, 45 and 30.
The children were girls, possibly ages 12, 10 and seven, although there were conflicting reports about the age of the youngest child.
"The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed-- it hit something that caused it to be airborne over the railing," said FDNY Deputy Chief Ronald Werner.
"They flew right over the guardrail, didn't even touch it," another law enforcement source said.
"The car was crushed upside down, it fell approximately 100 feet and was crushed. Seven victims were removed from the car, they were pronounced dead on the scene," Mr Werner said, adding that one firefighter suffered a minor injury during a subsequent search of the heavily wooded area where the car landed.
Mr Werner described a heartbreaking scene.
"I've been in the fire department 30 years, sometimes you come upon events that are horrific, and this was one of them. You see young kids hurt or lose their life it's always harder than when you find someone in an older age. It affects all our units," he said.
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