Grandpa dies on hearing 7 children killed in fiery wreck

[im10ashus]

THIS IS SO SAD!


LAKE BUTLER, Florida (CNN) -- News of a crash in which seven children perished so upset their grandfather that he had a massive heart attack and died, the children's mother said.

"I lost my daddy tonight," Barbara Mann said Wednesday. "My dad died of a massive heart attack tonight over all this. He lost all seven of his grandkids ... I can't deal with this."

William Scott, who was 62, The Associated Press reported, died at his home. (Watch as news of the deaths proved to be unbearable -- 1:18)

Alvin Wilkerson, 32, of Jacksonville, Florida, has been identified as the driver of the tractor-trailer which plowed into the children's car near Gainesville, Florida, Wednesday. The impact caused the car to slam into the rear of a school bus that had stopped to let children off.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/26/bus.crash/index.html

[wicket]

1. Heartbreaking

:(

[KingFlorez]

2. Really sad

All the kids died and then the grandfather dies from the shock. I don't know what to say, this is just horrible for the family.

[im10ashus]

6. It shows how connected our heart is to our emotions.

It's just too overwhelming for ME to comprehend. I can't imagine what that poor family is going through.

[deutsey]

3. God damn, that's depressing.

:evilfrown:

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Oh no, the grandfather too? :^(

[flamingyouth]

5. What a horrible story.

Just heartbreaking. :cry:

[RedEarth]

7. You hear of that happening from time to time ... also when one spouse dies

the surviving spouse will die shortly afterwards...literally dying of a broken heart.

[Ron Green]

8. The ghoulish media love this sort of thing.

What a tragic blow to this family and community, but it's tailor-made for CNN, who will make it "America's story." Other than its sadness, this item has absolutely nothing to do with the lives of people across the country. Just watch what they do with it tonight, though.

[Lars39]

9. News like that needs to come with sedation.

Horrible. :cry:

[MissB]

10. How heartbreaking for that family.

[malaise]

11. A truly horrible accident

which has destroyed three generations.