Two Boys Killed When SUV Flips

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FERNANDINA BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — Two boys were killed and several other children injured when a SUV overturned in northeast Florida.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened Saturday night in Fernandina Beach, which is north of Jacksonville. Killed were 9-year-old Nicholai Capallia and 8-year-old Nehemiah Capallia-Bird.

Nine people were in the SUV driven by 33-year-old Tonya Capallia-Eason.

An incident report says Capallia-Eason failed to negotiate a right-hand curve and the SUV veered across the road and into a grassy shoulder. It the hit a utility pole and overturned.

Troopers say the injured passengers included children ages 15, 14, 13, and 7. All were taken to a Jacksonville Hospital. The 7-year-old sustained critical injuries.

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