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18 vehicles slamming into each other on interstate 65 on saturday near montgomery. some bursting into flames. >> it's very tragic. >> reporter: officials say two 18-wheelers likely setting off the chain reaction crash. the county coroner saying a car likely hydroplaned on rain-slick roads as tropical storm claudette moved through the southeast. authorities tonight identifying two of the victims. 29-year-old cody fox and his 9-month-old daughter. also killed, eight children who were riding in a van from a girls' ranch. a home that seeks to help at-risk children. >> they were involved in a horri...

Appreciated it. happy father's day to all of the dads out there and those who take on the role as well. >> yeah. tonight, tragedy on an american highway. ten people killed in a horrific collision. the deadly crash on i-65 in alabama. an adult and nine children killed, including a 9-month-old baby and her father. a van from a girls' ranch colliding with another vehicle on the wet highway. 18 vehicles involved in the massive pile-up. claudette battering the gulf, sweeping its way across the southeast. heavy rain, flash flooding, and strong winds. at least 50 homes damaged by a tornado in ala...

Cnn's martin savidge has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. four of the victims from saturday's crash attended the high school here. federal investigators will try to figure out exactly what happened on an alabama highway. there tramg i did is horrific on a number of levels. not just the numbers of those lost, ten people died, but then on top of that, with the fact that almost all of them were children between the ages of 9 months and 17 years, and many of the children had already gone through very difficult circumstances in their lives only to die tragically. this is what we know, saturda...

Alabama, with more. what is the latest we fwhoe this tragic crash? >> yeah. so officials are saying that it's likely a hydroplaning vehicle that triggered the multicar accident which happened sunday afternoon about an hour away from here in butler county on i-65. a horrific turn of events. we're told that was likely storm related. the roads were obviously treacherous to drive on because there was a lot of heavy rainfall in the area. but ten people were killed in the accident. nine of them children. majority of them were part of a youth ranch. and they were coming back from a beach retreat. wha...

Cnn. they show how horrific the accident was. cnn's martin savidge is in alabama for us tonight. martin, it seems luke a lot of people you've spoken to said this is the worst accident they have ever seen. >> reporter: yeah, first responders especially apparently say that this was horrific. and despite all the years of service they had seen nothing like it. we're in front of the high school, four of the young victims attended school here. the ntsb is now involved and they will be here trying to determine exactly what triggered this chain reaction. it is horrific on a number of levels, not just ...