The crash took place on a rural highway in the town of Truxton, said Capt.

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Ken Stone, first assistant fire chief of Truxton, was one of about 20 firefighters who responded.

WSJ: Coroner: NY crash victims include 4 kids, 3 adults

The children were from two different families, including one from Truxton, Meeker said.

WSJ: Coroner: NY crash victims include 4 kids, 3 adults

Wednesday in the rural town of Truxton, about 25 miles south of Syracuse.

WSJ: Coroner: NY crash victims include 4 kids, 3 adults

The crash occurred along a stretch of the two-lane road in rural Truxton, a town of 1, 100 located a few miles northeast of the city of Cortland.

WSJ: Coroner: NY crash victims include 4 kids, 3 adults