Crime & Safety

Victims In Fiery White Plains Tesla Crash ID'd As Hartsdale Women

The vehicle exploded upon impact, causing a fire in the building and the two people inside the car to be badly burnt, according to reports.

The vehicle exploded upon impact, causing a fire in the building and the two people inside the car to be badly burnt, according to ABC News.
The vehicle exploded upon impact, causing a fire in the building and the two people inside the car to be badly burnt, according to ABC News. (Google Maps)

WHITE PLAINS, NY — A tragic crash in Westchester County has left two dead, according to media reports.

A driver lost control of a car shortly after 9 a.m. this morning on Battle Ave. in White Plains, when the car crashed into an apartment building and a tree, according to Fox 5 NY.

The vehicle exploded upon impact, causing a fire in the building and the two people inside the car to be badly burnt, according to ABC News. The station reports that two children inside the apartment building were treated at the scene for injuries, and a jogger was struck by debris and taken to White Plains Hospital for minor injuries.

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The two Hartsdale women killed in the crash have been identified as 70-year-old Millie Sheehan and 36-year-old Diana Sheehan.

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