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How you can help families of victims in deadly I-75 crash

Five children and two adults were killed in a fiery crash on I-75, just north of Gainesville.

Several online campaigns have been set up to help the families of the five children and two adults who died in Thursday's fiery crash on I-75 near Gainesville.

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 A GoFundMe page supporting the children's families was created by a member of the group's church Avoyelles House of Mercy in Louisiana. Donations can be made here.

Donations for the family of 10-year-old Brieana Descant, one of the youngest killed in the crash, can be made here. 

Donations for the family of 14-year-old Joel Cloud, who also died in the crash, can be made here.

Each of the campaigns are verified by GoFundMe, according to a spokesperson for the website.

The organization Pentecostals of Gainesville also started an online fund for all families affected by the crash. Donations can be made here.

On Friday, Florida Highway Patrol released the names of the five children and two adults who died in a crash involving two semi-trucks and two passenger vehicles on I-75, just north of Gainesville. 

The children were identified as:

  • 14-year-old Joel Cloud
  • 14-year-old Jeremiah Warren
  • 9-year-old Cierra Bordelan
  • 13-year-old Cara Descant
  • 10-year-old Brieana Descant

The two semi-truck drivers involved in the crash also died and were identified as 59-year-old Steve Holland and 49-year-old Douglas Bolkema.

Seven more victims remain hospitalized.

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