Teen mum killed in freak turkey accident on her way to pick up daughter

Young mum Abbigail 'Grace' Callaham suffered aggregate terrible injuries erstwhile she was pinned by a histrion aft her fellow was stunned by a ample vertebrate that smashed into the windshield of the vehicle

A teenage mum died successful a freak accident that progressive a ample bird, believed to beryllium a turkey, arsenic she was connected her mode to prime up her daughter.

Mum Abbigail 'Grace' Callaham, 17, and her fellow Thomas Kennedy had been connected their mode to a day-care centre pursuing an aboriginal decorativeness from Belton-Honea Path High School successful South Carolina, connected Tuesday erstwhile a ample bird, believed to beryllium a turkey abrupt flew retired from woodland and smashed into the windshield of their vehicle.

The abrupt interaction led to Kennedy losing power of the conveyance and yet hitting a tree, according to the Anderson County Coroner. Callaham did not deterioration a seatbelt astatine the clip of the clang and was pinned to her spot by the tree. She was pronounced dormant soon afterward, having suffered respective terrible injuries. Fox News Carolina reported Kennedy was taken to a infirmary successful captious condition.

Network WYFF 4 reported that helium was capable to talk with exigency services erstwhile they arrived astatine the tract of the crash. Coroner Greg enactment said successful a quality release: "We are each heartbroken implicit the circumstances." He added that Callaham's dada was "grief stricken" aft learning his girl had died. It emerged Callaham's 12-year-old sister was besides astatine the scene.

The Anderson School District Two said successful a September 24 Facebook post: "t is with large sadness that we pass our ASD2 household of the decease of 11th people pupil Abbigail "Grace" Callaham. Grace was progressive successful a conveyance mishap this greeting aft leaving BHP. We volition person other counselors astatine BHP to supply grief enactment to students and staff. Please support Grace's household successful your thoughts and prayers arsenic they navigate done this hard time.

"Additionally, we inquire that you support 12th people pupil Thomas Kennedy and his household successful your thoughts and prayers arsenic helium was besides progressive successful the mishap and is presently successful captious condition. We volition big our yearly See You astatine the Pole time astatine 7:30am astatine BHP, wherever we volition assistance up prayers for some of these students and their families."