An account has been set up to help the Murphy family of Lafayette whose children were struck by a car during the family’s visit to South Africa to attend the World Cup. One child was killed and two others were seriously injured in the collision, according to LSU news services. Nicole Murphy, 24, a medical student at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, was killed instantly. Brian Murphy, a sophomore at LSU, is in critical condition at a South African hospital; and Kellie Murphy, a junior at LSU and a member of the women’s soccer team, suffered a concussion. A fund has been started at Home Bank to help defray the Murphys’ medical costs—it isn’t known whether the expenses will be covered by insurance—and with the costs of bringing their deceased and injured children home. Donations may be made at any Baton Rouge branch of Home Bank for the Murphy Family Support Fund, account number 2057873802.
Bank helping Lafayette family affected by World Cup tragedy
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