4 Die in Creek Accident
A 13-year-old girl was behind the wheel, and her uncle was using one hand to help steer when a station wagon drove into a rain-swollen creek, killing four young children, police said Sunday.
The girl, Heather Cunrod, was able to swim to shore and her uncle, 27-year-old Donald Duncan, was pulled from the car by rescuers Saturday night. The victims were identified as Heather’s 7-year-old sister, Jennifer, and 3-year-old brother, Timothy, and Duncan’s 3-year-old son, Donald, and 6-year-old daughter, Jessica.
Heather was listed in serious condition Sunday, and Duncan was in critical condition at Lancaster General Hospital.
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