A 40-year-old Jewish woman was tragically killed after a vehicle plunged into a residential backyard swimming pool on Elinor Road in Hewlett, Long Island.
The horrific accident occurred when the vehicle apparently left the roadway, crashed onto private property and landed in the swimming pool behind a home.
Emergency personnel rushed to the scene following reports of the crash. Despite efforts to save the victim, the woman was pronounced dead.
The circumstances surrounding the crash, including what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, were not immediately clear. Authorities are investigating the sequence of events leading up to the fatal accident.
It was also not immediately clear whether anyone else was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash or whether additional injuries were reported.
Additional details, including the identity of the victim, have not yet been released.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes.
{Matzav.com}
