9 children, 1 adult killed in accident on Alabama highway after storm

Ten people, including nine children, were killed Saturday in an accident that involved approximately 15 cars on an Alabama interstate, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock. The accident appeared to related to the weather, with Tropical Storm Claudette battering the state as it headed toward North Carolina.

Eight of the fatalities were from one vehicle, a vehicle from Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, part of the Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranch. They all suffered burns and ranged in age from 4 to 17 years old. According to Garlock, the driver was pulled out by bystanders and people tried to pull the children from the vehicle, which was on fire, but it was too late.  The Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranch provides "longterm residential homes for abandoned, abused and neglected children," according to its Facebook page. The organization said it had suffered a "great loss."