A fundraiser is now set up to raise money to help a Chelmsford family that lost two sons and a daughter in a tragic accident on Highway 17 W. new year's day.
The 45-year-old female driver, their mother, was not injured said Constable Michelle Coulombe. "A 45-year-old female passenger was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and another 10-year-old male passenger was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries."
That 10-year-old is a friend of the family and his mother was also a passenger in the car, described as a 2007 Honda Accord.
All occupants of the vehicle are from Chelmsford, near Sudbury.
Now, businesswoman Chantelle Gorham of Levack, has started a GoFundMe page entitled "OSAGIE Chelmsford Family Tragedy Hwy 17 accident" to help pay the family's expenses.
"As a mother of two children of similar age, I can’t imagine what this family is going through," she said. "As a community, we owe it to this family to do everything we can to lighten their burden."
"At this time, the only thing I could think of was to assist in a fundraising effort to lessen the financial costs involved, and hopefully to provide a buffer for future bills so that they can grieve and take time off work if necessary. "
The goal is $10,000.
As of noon Saturday, almost $8,000 had been donated after just one day.
"This is a very sad event for me, the Nigerian Community and the good people of Sudbury. God will console the mum, strengthen and give her the fortitude to bear this great loss, amen. A big THANK YOU to the donors. We appreciate this," writes Isbat Edu-Adesokan.
"This is a great loss to Nigerian Community in Sudbury & parenthood at large," added Adejare Muniru Oduwole. "May God strengthen the family and all around her. I fervently pray that ALL donors will not know the pains of human & material loss. Thank you all."
** With files from Sudbury.com.
