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Mom and 5 children killed when 18-wheeler rear ends their vehicle on way to July 4th celebrations

A mother and her five children were killed on their way to California to celebrate July 4th weekend, according to tragic reports. Officials with the Department of Public Safety say the crash, involving three vehicles, took place in Arizona on I-10 on July 2 at around 1:21 p.m.

The mom and her children had been driving in a Nissan Altima that was struck from behind.

“A tractor-trailer was eastbound in the #2 lane when for an unknown reason, it rear-ended a Nissan Altima with five people onboard. The force of the impact split the Nissan passenger vehicle in half,” Graves said. Read the full story here ▶