Lois Edelbrock, 61, and Kaci Edelbrock, 6, were killed, six others injured after a tire blew on their motorhome, sending their vehicle into a creek below Interstate 90 in Ellensburg, Washington
A family tragedy on I-90: Woman, child killed, six injured as motorhome crashes near Ellensburg
The 40-foot 2007 Beaver motorhome, which was pulling a trailer, was occupied by nine members of the Edelbrock family of Snohomish County. It was traveling westbound on I-90 when it blew a tire and the driver lost control. It left the roadway, struck the guardrail and barreled down an embankment, slamming into a creek that passes below I-90, the State Patrol said.
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