Wednesday, June 22 2011 at 7:15pm New Zion Baptist Church Van was heading East on LA HWY 587. The van lost a tire rod which made it veere off the road hitting a ditch culvert, then spinning and landed right-side up. 11 Passengers were on-board and 5 of them have passed away, the other 6 are in different hospitals with injuries ranging from: Minor to Life-Threatening. The driver, Joey McKan - 30, was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injures and later died at the hospital. Emma Grace - 4, was pronounced dead at the scene. Portia Thornton - 53 and Katelyn Thornton - 19, both passed away minutes after the crash. Brittany Thornton - 12, was rushed to a hospital were she pronounced dead on arrival. Samantha Thornton and Jake Thornton. both sustained major injuries and were transported to LSU Health Sciences Center were they are stable and conscious. Louisiana State Police, Oak Grove Police Department, Oak Grove Fire Department, West Carroll Sheriffs Office, and Volunteer Fire Departments all responded to the scene.  Rest In Peace and Look Over Us: Aunt Portia, Cousin