May 6, 2007 10:41 pm US/Pacific
3 Siblings Die In Collision With Big Rig
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (CBS) ―
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Two sisters, ages 2 and 4 years old, and their 5-year-old brother, were sitting in the rear of the Chrysler minivan, secured in child safety and booster seats.
Coble Family
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The Coble family.
Coble Family
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A crash in Mission Viejo that killed two sisters has claimed the life of their 5-year-old brother.
CBS
The brother of a pair of sisters killed after a big-rig plowed into their family minivan died of the injuries he suffered in the Mission Viejo crash.
The tractor-trailer rear-ended a minivan carrying five family members about 1:10 p.m. Friday on the southbound San Diego (5) Freeway, north of Oso Parkway, said California Highway Patrol Officer Katrina Lundgren.
The 30-year-old driver of the minivan, Lori Lynn Coble of Ladera Ranch, had stopped in traffic, and the trucker, Jorge Miguel Romero, 37, of Apple Valley, failed to stop in time, according to the CHP.
Two sisters, ages 2 and 4 years old, and their 5-year-old brother, were sitting in the rear of the Chrysler minivan, secured in child safety and booster seats, Lundgren said. The adults also had seat belts on, she added.
An Orange County Fire Authority unit was nearby and quickly got to the accident scene, declaring the two girls dead at the scene at 1:15 p.m., Lundgren said.
The boy, Kyle Christopher Coble, was taken to Mission Regional Hospital and Medical Center with critical injuries. He underwent surgery Friday afternoon, but later died, according to a dispatcher from the CHP's Orange County Communications Center.
Lori Coble, the children's mother, and their grandmother, Cynthia Gene Maestri, 60, of Coto De Caza, were taken to Western Medical Center with minor injuries, the CHP reported.
The minivan was pushed into a Chevrolet Suburban, whose driver went to a hospital with minor injuries, Lundgren said.
The truck driver was not hurt, the CHP reported.
Investigators were trying to determine if inattention played a role. Drugs or alcohol were not believed to have been a factor, according to the CHP.
Lundgren said stop-and-go traffic is typical for a Friday afternoon in the area, with a lot of vehicles entering and exiting the freeway while heading to and from offices and homes.
(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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