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Hundreds attend vigil to honor 20 victims of limousine crash

By MICHAEL HILL and SABRINA CASERTA, MICHAEL HILL and SABRINA CASERTA, Associated Press
Published: October 9, 2018, 9:25am
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Family members and friends gather for a candlelight vigil memorial at Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook Pedestrian Bridge in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Monday.
Family members and friends gather for a candlelight vigil memorial at Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook Pedestrian Bridge in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Monday. The memorial honored 20 people who died in Saturday’s fatal limousine crash in Schoharie, N.Y., (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) Photo Gallery

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. — A ceremony for the victims of the limousine crash that killed 20 people ended with participants lifting candles above their heads to signal unity and perseverance.

Over 1,000 people jammed a riverside park in Amsterdam, New York, for Monday night’s vigil as victims’ relatives tried to come to grips with the tragedy that happened as a group of friends and family were on their way to a 30th birthday party.

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