Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AP)
A church van full of children was involved in one involving two 18-wheelers.
Seven people were killed in the accident, including five young people.
On Friday, investigators tried to determine what caused the accident, which took place on a flat line on Interstate 75 and was sunny outside Gainesville. A busy highway connecting Florida and the rest of the South.
Two tractors driving north.
A trailer collided with a car, then rushed into the metal guardrail, crashed into another semi-trailer and a south-bound van carrying the children.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a fireball erupted in quality due to a diesel leak.
The Highway Patrol said that the fifth vehicle, which could not avoid chaos, passed quickly and crashed into the person who was thrown out of the van.
Five children from the Pentecostal church in Max Ville, Luis Anna state and two truck drivers were killed.
At least eight others were injured, some of them seriously.
"It's a heartbreaking event," Lt.
Patrick Riordan said Friday.
He did not disclose the identity of the church involved, but on Friday, a member of the House of Mercy at avores told The Gainesville Sun that her church was stunned.
The children range in age from 9 to 14.
"This is incredible.
Everyone was shocked.
"We lost five children," says church member Maxine mehhty . ".
"We had our last dinner on Sunday, and the priest said it was the last day to live our life like every day.
Church officials did not respond to the phone immediately.
In a statement posted on the United Pentecost Church International Facebook page, Kevin Cox, regional director of Luis Anna, said a pregnant woman was injured in the accident and she was not born
Cox also said that the church pastor Eric desant's 50-year-
Karen, the old wife, was seriously injured and his granddaughter was among the children killed.
Highway Patrol said a truck driven by Steve Holland, 59, West Palm Beach, was traveling far north
In the right lane, his truck suddenly turned to the left and collided with a car driven by 41-year-old Robin Ratley in Gainesville.
The truck and the car were out of control and passed through the central partition, where, driven by 49-year-old Amy Dillon, the Dutch truck crashed into the church van, causing it to flip several times and pop up some of the nine kids on board.
The highway patrol said it was unclear whether someone was wearing a seat belt.
The Dutch truck then crashed into a truck that was driven by Douglas bokhorse, 49, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and he was also driving south.
Both the truck and Rattray's car were on fire, and the fifth vehicle hit at least one of the deported van passengers.
Rattray and Joffiron were seriously injured and four children aged 9 to 14 who survived were also seriously injured.
They are still in hospital like Karen desant.
The authorities confirmed that the dead were Joel cloud and Jeremiah Warren, both 14 years old;
Kara Deschamps, 13
Briena desant, 10
Cierra Bordelan, 9
The relationship between the offspring girl and the priest was not immediately received.
Court records show that during the period from 2000 to 2014, the Netherlands received numerous fines in Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Virginia for speeding, driving unsafe vehicles and other violations, driving an overloaded vehicle without proof of insurance.
Bolkema received a ticket in 1997 for close attention.
Vinnie DeVita said he drove south and got away with the car accident.
According to Orlando TV WKMG, he saw it in his rearview mirror, right behind him.
"There is no doubt that if I step on the brakes when I hear the noise, I will be in the accident," DeVita said . ".
Then it exploded in 15 to 20 seconds.
I mean, it's just a fire.
"The highway is a busy traffic corridor.
Its driveway is packed with Symis every day, with visitors to and from Orlando, Tampa and South Florida, among other vehicles.
The National Transportation Safety Board usually sends a group to help with the investigation, but they cannot do so because of the federal government shutdown.
Riordan said this would not hamper efforts by the Highway Patrol that could take months.
Florida Department of Transport spokesman Troy Roberts says the agency is investigating whether a guardrail should stop a North-bound crash from crossing the highway, or if the crash is too serious.
"The guardrail stops there as much as possible, but there are things they can't stop," Roberts said . ".
This is my worst accident.
Since January 2012, 75 people have died in alagua county, when 11 people died in a chain
Reaction accidents caused by heavy fog and smoke on the road.
Officials were criticized for not closing the road due to conditions.
Later, they installed cameras, sensors and large electronic signs to help prevent similar crashes.
Frisaro contributed from Miami.
Kelly Kennedy of Fort Lauderdale also contributed to the report.
The story has been corrected to indicate that the injured pregnant woman did not have a child, as Cox noted in a statement.
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