Mom and son injured in Kansas RV crash return to Minnesota

Pauline Kerber of Jordan was released from the hospital Tuesday. Her 17-year-old son is being transferred to a Minnesota hospital. Five of the 18 family members died when their motor home crashed and plunged into a ravine April 1. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Apr 11, 2012

Pauline Kerber of Jordan was released from the hospital Tuesday. Her 17-year-old son is being transferred to a Minnesota hospital. Five of the 18 family members died when their motor home crashed and plunged into a ravine April 1. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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In a statement, Pauline Kerber said her teenage son "did everything he possibly could to save 13 lives." There were 18 people in the recreational vehicle when it crashed April 1. Five family members died. Kerber's 17-year-old and 8-year-old sons are in fair condition at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul. The NTSB is among those investigating the crash.

Five members of the Kerber family from Jordan were killed on April 1 when their motor home veered off a Kansas road. The family requested privacy at the weekend service, which was held in Shakopee.

More than 200 people gathered to express their support after the tragic accident that killed five people and injured 13 when their RV crashed in Kansas April 1. KARE 11 reports the Jordan School District organized two events, including a prayer vigil at the high school.

A motor home carrying 18 people back to Minnesota after a trip to Texas crashed on Interstate 35 in Kansas and fell into a ravine. Authorities did not immediately identify the victims but they were reportedly an extended family coming home from a dirt bike rally.

17-year-old Adam Kerber's driver's license stipulated that all of his passengers wear seat belts. Authorities say only two of the 18 people in the motor home that crashed in Kansas Sunday were belted in. Pauline Kerber, a widowed mother of 12, lost four of her children and a daughter-in-law in the crash. Pauline and Adam Kerber remain hospitalized.

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