Eight killed in Taconic Parkway crash

Eight people, including four children, died Sunday in a three-vehicle crash on the Taconic State Parkway, New York State Police said.

One of the vehicles, a minivan, was going in the wrong direction in the northbound lanes near state Route 117, police said. The minivan, which carried the adult driver and five children, collided head-on with a sport utility vehicle three adults, CNN reported.

The adult and four of the children in the minivan, and all three people in the SUV, were killed.

State Police Sgt. James Kranick told NBC-TV News a third vehicle was involved, but it was not clear how. Kranick said two adult passengers in the third vehicle were being treated for minor injuries.

Although police initially reported there were no survivors, they later told NBC-TV News one child did survive and was taken to a hospital near Pleasantville, N.Y.