#California #redwood falls on car, tragically kills parents of 5 children https://t.co/5VcAaoTnnC pic.twitter.com/jzRVTfI2ja
— Curtis Legal Group (@NorCalLawTeam) April 1, 2021
美国北加州海岸一条风景公路上周四发生严重意外，一棵逾百呎高的红木突然倒下，压中一辆汽车，夺走五孩父母的生命。
事发于吉迪亚史密夫红木州立公园附近一处茂林，一棵高一百七十五呎的红木倒在公路上，压中一辆汽车。当时来自北加小镇怀里卡的夫妇积西卡与积克活鲁夫正开车驶经上址，以庆祝积西卡的四十五岁生日。
Northern California couple is killed when giant redwood falls on their car https://t.co/eHGF6Dvvf6
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 2, 2021
公路巡警冈萨尼斯说，不知道大树倒下的原因︰“这是树木非常茂盛的地方，我们到处都有树。”
根据众筹网站GoFundMe，五个孩子现在失去父母，经济陷入困境。
GoFundMe raises $200K for five kids whose parents were killed by redwood tree
A fundraiser for the five kids whose parents were killed by a falling redwood tree that struck their vehicle in California has raised over $200,000 as of Wednesday morning.
The GoFundMe campaign was launched in the wake of the deaths of Jessica and Jake Woodruff last week on Highway 199 near Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
“This was a shocking and unexpected event, and the tragedy of this accident makes it difficult to accept as real,” the page reads.
The campaign is raising money to help support the couple’s five children: Megan, Evan, Casey, Allie, and Chelsea.
“These 5 children are now left without parents and are facing a lifetime of expenses,” the page says.
“We are asking that anyone who can support them, please do so, as these children are facing the devastating reality of what was just ripped from their lives in a split second. Those of you who know this family, know how tight-knit they are, and their lives will forever be changed.”
The Woodruffs leave behind five children.
More than 3,400 people have contributed to the fundraiser since it was created Monday.
California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Brandy Gonzalez has said a freak accident was to blame for the couple’s deaths.
She said the 175-foot tree was likely uprooted by natural causes, such as storms.
“We’re very prone to Mother Nature in this area,” she told news station KTLA. “We do have trees come across lanes sometimes, and we think, ‘Luckily it didn’t hurt anybody.’”
https://ca.gofundme.com/f/tragic-fatal-tree-fall-leaves-family-parentless