A woman and a toddler died after an SUV crashed into a retention pond in Ohio on June 7
Five individuals, including three adults and two children, were trapped inside the vehicle at the time of the crash
An investigation into the cause of the incident is currently being conducted by the West Jefferson Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol
A woman and a toddler have died after an SUV crashed into a retention pond in Ohio.
On Thursday, June 5, police responded to reports of “a vehicle submerged” in the water by U.S. Route 40 and Park West Drive in West Jefferson, the West Jefferson Police Department (WJPD) said in a news release shared on Facebook.
Authorities then “initiated a water rescue” to try and save those trapped inside the car, per the WJPD.
Three adults and two children were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to a press release obtained by PEOPLE from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
The driver, Chineda Valcin, 29, was able to escape the vehicle, and another adult, Medgine Louis, 24, and a 5-year-old child were rescued before the car sank. However, a 27-year-old woman, identified as Kelita Alfred, and a 3-year-old child were pulled from the vehicle and sent to a Columbus hospital, where they were later pronounced dead, the OSHP said.
A woman and a toddler died after an SUV crashed into a retention pond in Ohio on June 7
Five individuals, including three adults and two children, were trapped inside the vehicle at the time of the crash
An investigation into the cause of the incident is currently being conducted by the West Jefferson Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol
A woman and a toddler have died after an SUV crashed into a retention pond in Ohio.
On Thursday, June 5, police responded to reports of “a vehicle submerged” in the water by U.S. Route 40 and Park West Drive in West Jefferson, the West Jefferson Police Department (WJPD) said in a news release shared on Facebook.
Authorities then “initiated a water rescue” to try and save those trapped inside the car, per the WJPD.
Three adults and two children were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to a press release obtained by PEOPLE from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
The driver, Chineda Valcin, 29, was able to escape the vehicle, and another adult, Medgine Louis, 24, and a 5-year-old child were rescued before the car sank. However, a 27-year-old woman, identified as Kelita Alfred, and a 3-year-old child were pulled from the vehicle and sent to a Columbus hospital, where they were later pronounced dead, the OSHP said.
