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5-year-old killed, 11-year-old severely injured in crash

Posted at 6:49 AM, Feb 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-19 15:07:06-05

ORLANDO, Fla. — A chain reaction crash killed a grandmother, mother and 5-year-old daughter.

Officials say it happened Tuesday evening around 5:30 just south of Celebration.

Troopers say a pickup truck hit a van, causing it to roll over and crash into two other cars.

An adult woman, an elderly woman and a little girl were inside the van and died.

Five others inside the van were injured including an 11-year-old is reportedly in critical condition.

Highway Patrol says the eight victims in the van appear to all belong to the same family and were from Massachusetts.

Charges are pending against the driver of the pickup truck.