Blake Shelton is aware of what it’s wish to lose a liked one in a automotive accident. His brother Richie was killed in a automotive crash in 1990. So when six teenage ladies died in a tiny Chevrolet on Tuesday close to Shelton’s farm in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, his coronary heart went out to their households.
“Within the wake of yesterday’s unthinkable crash in our small city of Tishomingo, we as a neighborhood have all been in shock and broken-hearted,” Shelton stated in an announcement obtained by Individuals. “I personally know the devastation of all of a sudden shedding a liked one in a automotive accident. However our neighborhood is powerful and has come collectively to assist and wrap our arms across the households and mates which can be hurting probably the most.”
The ladies, who had been between the ages of 15 and 17 years previous, wedged themselves in a automotive solely designed for 4 folks and left their highschool to eat lunch off-campus. The automotive collided with a tractor-trailer.
“There’s no query it would take a very long time to heal from this tragedy. Preserve the prayers coming,” Shelton’s assertion stated.
The Oklahoman stories that there was a 16-year-old driver, three 15-year-olds, and two 17-year-olds, within the 2015 Chevrolet Spark. Solely the motive force and a front-seat passenger had been carrying seat belts, based on an Oklahoma Freeway Patrol trooper’s report.
“It’s tough,” Sheriff Gary Dodd instructed the newspaper. “In 22 years, I’ve seen loads of stuff — essential incidents, shootings. We do see loads of dying, sadly, however to see youngsters which have suffered that kind of trauma, it’s uncooked. It hurts, irrespective of who you might be. To lose six in a single scene is an absolute travesty.”
