Newlyweds, four sisters among 20 killed in limousine crash in worst transport accident in US since 2009
Four sisters and their husbands were amongst the 20 people who died after the limousine carrying them to a surprise birthday party sped through a junction and plunged into a steep ditch. The driver along with two pedestrians were also killed.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, Saturday's crash was the country's deadliest transport accident since a plane crash killed 50 people in 2009 in Buffalo.
The Daily Mail reported the names of the four sisters as Abigail Jackson, Mary Dyson, Allison King, and Amy Steenburg, with their husbands Adam Jackson, Robert Dyson, and Axel Steenburg also dying in the horrific crash which unfolded at the intersection of State Route 30 and State Route 30A in upstate New York at around 2 pm on Sunday. Also amongst the victims were newlyweds 34-year-old Erin McGowan and husband 30-year-old Shane McGowan, Erin's cousin Patrick Cushing, and US Army veteran Matthew Coons and girlfriend Savannah Devonne.