Four young people of Dominican origin died and another was injured during a accident traffic occurred in the city of Providence.
According to the Rhode Island State Capital Police, none of the victims was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The police report states that the driver of the vehicle, Johan Santana, 18, lost control and hit a tree while trying to pass another car.
In addition to the driver, Lixandra Terrero Almonte (21), Jaslin Pérez (21) and Erika Pérez (21) died, while the injured person is Reyniel López, also 21 years old.
the fatal accident It was recorded last Sunday, May 29, around 5:00 in the followingnoon, in the Quaddick Town Farm Road area of Thompson, Connecticut.
The young men, all Providence residents, were traveling in a 2017 Honda Civic.
One of the deceased, Lixandra Terrero, was the niece of the former Dominican Vice Minister of Tourism, Julio Almonte Nina.
Relatives of the deceased started fundraisers through GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.