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8-year-old child called hero after helping rescue two friends in US accident

oglobo9 September 2026 at 06:00

An 8-year-old girl named Amelia Freeland is being called a hero by family members after helping two children leave a vehicle involved in a fatal accident in the state of Indiana, United States. Amelia was among the three minors who survived the collision, which occurred on August 29, in Pike County.

According to family members, Amelia managed to unbuckle her seatbelt after the car they were in rolled over and then helped other children in the vehicle do the same. Amelia's mother, Tasha Cox, told Channel 14 News that the girl described the moment when the car rolled over and the other vehicle was on fire.

The collision occurred when a man, who was allegedly fleeing from police following an incident related to another event, ran a stop sign and collided with the vehicle where the children were. The article does not provide further details about the complete circumstances of the accident.

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