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Tuesday’sfatal crash that killed three Indiana siblingshas left their family reeling from the tragedy.
The childrens’ father is inconsolable, his brother tellsWNDU. “He didn’t lose one kid, he lost all of his kids,” said the victims’ uncle, Elgin Ingle. “What do you tell your little brother, how do you tell your little brother it’s going to get better? You can’t.”
Elgin Ingle also believes the setup of the school bus stop contributed to the tragedy.
“This school has been warned, this has been an issue, we have said this before,” he told WNDU. “They’ve made complaints, other parents. It’s not safe to walk a child across a highway, especially at that time because everyone’s going to work at that time.”
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He added, “My two nephews and my niece were taken from me because somebody didn’t pay attention.”
The father rushed to the scene and identified the victims as his children.
A fourth child, an 11-year-old boy, was also struck. He was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital in a medical helicopter and remains in critical condition. “He has multiple broken bones. My last report was that he was conscious so that’s a good thing,” according to Slocum. The boy was not related to the children who were killed.
According to court records, Alyssa Shepherd was taken to the Fulton County Jail, and released Tuesday night on a $15,000 surety bond. Court records do not reflect whether Shepherd has retained an attorney. She did immediately return PEOPLE’s messages for comment.
AGoFundMe page, with a $100,000 goal, was created to benefit the Ingle family.
source: people.com
