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Three children and a woman have died as a tractor flipped over at an embankment and crashed, said state police.
According to officials, twelve people – several of who were seriously hurt following the incident – were in the tractor-trailer when it veered off the road.
The accident occurred on Friday (July 30) in York County, Pennsylvania, according to reports from WGAL8 News
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The Pennsylvania State Police reports: "An older-model farm tractor was pulling a flatbed, open utility trailer.
"Twelve individuals were riding in the trailer when the operator of the tractor travelled off the roadway and over an embankment, causing the tractor and trailer to roll, killing an adult woman and three juveniles."
The male driver was taken to a nearby hospital and was in serious condition, PSP said in its release.
It's been reported that some of the victims are related, but authorities aren't sure how many.
There were initial requests for several medical helicopters to transport those involved in the accident says the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
According to official reports, six people have also been flown to the hospital.
Three children were airlifted while the others were taken via ambulance, ABC27 reports.
Five children are in critical condition at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, a police representative told local NBC affiliate WGAL.
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The ages of the children vary from younger than one year old to 14.
Lt. Adam Reed said in a news conference: "For reasons unknown at this time, the operator of the farm tractor lost control, and the tractor travelled over an embankment where it then rolled.
"Everyone in the utility trailer was tossed from the utility trailer, and the end result was a number of fatalities and a number of serious injuries."
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