Crime & Safety
9, Including 2 Kids, Reportedly Hurt In Crash Near Splish Splash
BREAKING: Children were also reportedly badly hurt in the crash.
RIVERHEAD, NY — Nine people, including children, were reportedly hurt in a crash near Splish Splash in Calverton.
Riverhead Police confirmed the crash Tuesday afternoon.
According a tweet by WABC's Kristin Thorne, of the nine injured, eight, including small children, were in a Jeep Wrangler.
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A report in the Riverhead News-Review said that two children and a baby were in the Jeep Wrangler, which was heading west on Route 25 and trying to turn left into the water park when the vehicle hit a 2017 Dodge Charger. The two children were ejected from the Jeep after it spun and they were airlifted, the report said.
Police did not immediately comment or respond to a call about the crash details.
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Riverhead, NY- 2 children that were ejected from a Jeep were airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital this afternoon. The crash happened as the Jeep turned left into the entrance to Splish Splash on Rte 25 and struck a car. Multiple other non life threatening injuries were also reported pic.twitter.com/t8U9zFP4dc
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) August 7, 2018
The Riverhead, Manorville, Flanders, Ridge and Wading River fire departments were reportedly among first responders at the scene.
Route 25 is closed in both directions between Edwards Avenue and Old Country Road.
BREAKING: 9 injured, some seriously, in car crash outside Splish Splash water park. 8 people including some small children were in Jeep Wrangler pic.twitter.com/4y4vY0U5a0
— Kristin Thorne (@KristinThorne) August 7, 2018
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