A 9-year-old boy was the only survivor in a fiery crash on a New York highway that killed five children, police said.
Police believe the vehicle was being driven Sunday by a 16-year-old boy when it veered off the Hutchinson River Parkway, just north of the Mamaroneck Road exit, around 12:20 a.m. inA 9-year-old boy, the sixth person in the Nissan Rogue, was the only survivor, according to a statement provided by Kieran O’Leary, spokesperson for the Westchester County Police Department.The 9-year-old was "apparently riding in the rear hatchback/cargo area and escaped out the rear," the statement said.
Matt Conway, the superintendent of schools in Derby, Connecticut, said he learned the children were part of a family that recently moved to the New Haven County community from New York, but had not enrolled in the district. Conway said he reached out to the father and offered to provide him information about available supports in the community for him and his family. He planned to talk with the father again Monday.
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