PALM CITY, Fla. (AP) - A Florida woman and her 9-year-old daughter were fatally injured in a rollover wreck on Interstate 95 in Martin County.
News outlets report 31-year-old Annastasia Velez and her daughter, Amarie Santa-Ana, were injured Monday and later died at hospitals. Amarie’s sisters, 11-year-old Amiah and 13-year-old Amani, were also injured in the wreck and hospitalized. Their conditions were unclear as of Tuesday.
Florida Highway Patrol says Velez was driving along the interstate near Palm City when tire tread on her car separated. It says the car then swerved off the road and rolled over.
Troopers say an investigation into the cause of the wreck is ongoing.
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