What We Know About the Victims of the Waukesha Parade Crash

U.S.|Grandmother radical among the victims astatine Waukesha’s Christmas parade.

• Nov. 22, 2021Updated 11:28 a.m. ET

Authorities person confirmed that astatine slightest 5 radical are dead, and different 40 are injured.

Among the victims are members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies. On Facebook connected Monday, the radical suggested that members had died.

“Those who died were highly passionate Grannies,” the connection said. “Their eyes gleamed…. joyousness of being a Grannie. They were the glue ... held america together.

A typical of the radical did not instantly instrumentality telephone calls seeking much information, but the connection said the radical would station much details arsenic they became available.

“The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy,” the connection said, adding, “Our radical was doing what they loved, performing successful beforehand of crowds successful a parade putting smiles connected faces of each ages, filling them with joyousness and happiness.”

Officials with the Xtreme Dance team, different radical that marched, asked for thoughts, prayers and “privacy to process the tragic events.”

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee said a priest, arsenic good arsenic parishioners and students astatine a section Catholic school, were among the injured.