By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-22 19:24:09 | Updated at 2024-11-23 04:48:18
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Singer Billie Eilish has sent a heartfelt message to the family of two fans who were killed on the way to her concert.
Lucy Yeates and Kole Cunningham, both 18, died when the car they were traveling in smashed into a vehicle being driven by a kidnapping suspect along Interstate 19 in Missouri on Sunday.
Aubrey Yeates, Lucy’s twin sister, was also in the car and is currently being treated for 'multiple traumatic injuries' at a Nebraska hospital, according to a created by her family.
Eilish, 22, sent her love to the families and survivor on Tuesday, writing on a fanpage's post: 'Sending so much love to the families. So heartbreaking.'
The Gen-Z singer performed in Omaha on Sunday night.
'Aubrey, Lucy and Kole were incredible fans of the artist,' a family spokesperson told Fox 4 Kansas City.
The senseless multi-car accident unfolded just after 6am on Sunday after a woman called 911 claiming that she and her one-year-old son had been kidnapped by a 'suicidal and homicidal' man, Fremont County Sheriff's Office said.
The woman also told police the man who kidnapped her had dumped her at a hospital in Hamburg, Iowa, before speeding off with her child.
Lucy Yeates (right) and Kole Cunningham (middle), both 18, died when the car they were traveling in smashed into a vehicle being driven by a kidnapping suspect along Interstate 19 in Missouri on Sunday. Aubrey Yeates (left), Lucy’s twin sister, was seriously injured
The Gen-Z singer performed in Omaha on Sunday night
Eilish, 22, sent her love to the families and survivor on Tuesday, writing on a fan page's post: 'Sending so much love to the families. So heartbreaking'
Officers then tracked the 2023 Kia Sorrento before the suspect allegedly led Fremont County deputies and Iowa State Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase across state lines in the wrong direction on the highly trafficked interstate.
But when the speeding car reached the 123-mile marker of the interstate in Missouri police said it crashed head-on into a 2013 Ford Focus - which was traveling in the right direction.
Kole, who is also an identical twin, was at the wheel of the Ford at the time of the collision, with twin sisters Lucy and Aubrey traveling as passengers.
Both Lucy and Kole were killed on impact while Aubrey was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Meanwhile, the suspect’s car came to a stop at the nearby Nishnabotna River Bridge and immediately burst into flames, police said.
'Aubrey, Lucy and Kole were incredible fans of the artist,' a family spokesperson said
The senseless multi-car accident unfolded just after 6am on Sunday after a woman called 911 claiming that she and her one-year-old son had been kidnapped by a 'suicidal and homicidal' man, Fremont County Sheriff's Office said
A Fremont County deputy pulled the one-year-old from the burning car. The infant had non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a hospital in Omaha.
The Missouri State Patrol is investigating the collision.
As of early Friday afternoon, a GoFundMe set up to support Aubrey's recovery has raised more than $23,000 of its $25,000 goal.
The Meal Train to support the Cunningham family has raised more than $14,000, surpassing its $2,500 goal.
