Tree falls on car, killing Ryleigh Freiwald, 8, and Mikayla Freiwald, 6, and injuring 4 in Conemaugh Township on June 23.
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Wed, 09/24/2014 - 8:57pmAccident Date:
Sunday, June 22, 2014Pennsylvania Sisters, Ryleigh and Mikayla Freiwald, Die When Tree Falls on Car
WPXI reports that 8-year-old Ryleigh Freiwald and 6-year-old Mikayla Freiwald of Johnstown were riding in the backseat with two younger sisters when the rotted tree snapped at its roots. The impact caused the car’s driver, 36-year-old Jason Hinebaugh, to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a telephone pole.
Tree falls on car, killing 2 kids in back seat
Barclay says the tree was rotted at the base, and all indications are "it was just a freak accident."
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Authorities in Pennsylvania say a falling tree landed on a moving car, killing two of the four children sitting in the back seat.
Police in Somerset County tell the Daily American that the car was in Conemaugh Township when the tree fell Monday afternoon.
Coroner Wallace Miller says two children died of blunt force trauma.
Conemaugh Township Police Chief Louis Barclay identified the victims as 8-year-old Ryleigh Freiwald and 6-year-old Mikayla Freiwald, sisters who are believed to be from the Johnstown area.
Police say the male driver, a pregnant woman and the other two children were injured and taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, where their condition was unavailable.
Barclay says the tree was rotted at the base, and all indications are "it was just a freak accident."
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Ryleigh Freiwald
Mikayla Freiwald
Jason Hinebaugh
Ashley Lichty
Ciara Freiwald
Lillie Freiwald
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UnknownCounty:
Cambria County, PAArea:
Johnstown-Altoona, PA
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