Mother and Child Killed in Auto Accident
An automobile accident that occurred in Franklin Township, NJ left a woman and her 8-year-old daughter dead as a result of the injuries they sustained. The accident occurred when the woman attempted to pass a slowing vehicle in front of her. The woman reportedly lost control of her vehicle as she attempted to pass the other and struck the curb. The right-rear tire of her car then blew out and caused the vehicle to cross into oncoming traffic.
A minivan taxi then struck the woman’s vehicle killing both the woman and her 8-year-old daughter. Her 7-year-old son was also in the vehicle at the time of the accident. The 7-year-old’s condition was not known but the 8-year-old girl died as a result of serious injuries. The woman suffered critical injuries to her head and chest in the accident. The driver of the taxi and the passenger suffered injuries to their leg and left arm respectively. An investigation was to be conducted to determine the cause of the accident.
It is always very tragic when a child loses their life in some sort of accident but the fact that the child was only 8 years old in this accident makes it much worse. One of the most common mistakes people make when crossing from one lane to another in traffic is not ensuring that they will have enough clearance to cross. Although it is unclear if that was the case in this accident, there is a high possibility that that is what caused the accident.
It is also possible that traffic was too heavy behind the vehicle being passed for them to slow down enough to allow the woman to cross over. Whatever the case may be, it is very unfortunate that the woman and her daughter both lost their lives in this accident. This accident demonstrates that it is very important to be careful when crossing over from one lane of traffic to another. Now a family must face the reality of the death of two loved ones as a result of an accident that might have been avoidable. The most unfortunate part is that one of those loved ones is an 8-year-old child and a 7-year-old child could still be in the hospital with potentially serious injuries as well.
