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Three people dead, two seriously injured in Town of Freedom crash

Posted at 4:42 PM, Jun 17, 2023

TOWN OF FREEDOM, N.Y. — A third person has died after Saturday afternoon's head-on crash on Freedom Road in the Town of Freedom, according to state police.

Dahlia J. Klink, 24, died at ECMC on Sunday. Klink, a Freedom resident, was driving a Ford Focus when her brother, Evan R. Klink, 21, drove his pickup truck across the center lane into oncoming traffic and lost control before the collision, per state police.

Three others are in serious condition.

Police say that the Dahlia Klink and a 4-year-old passenger in the Ford Focus were taken by Mercy Flight for serious injuries. The two other passengers in the car, Havanah S. Lopez, 17, of Java, NY, and Molly Kibler, 6, of Freedom, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger in the Dodge Ram, 19-year-old Cameron Klink of Freedom, was also taken by Mercy Flight for serious injuries. The driver of the truck, Evan Klink of Freedom was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

According to police, the drivers of both vehicles were brother and sister.

Police say this crash is still under investigation.