PORT ANGELES — Three-year-old Abheek Biswas of Beaverton, Ore., who survived a wreck that killed her father and sister, may have family arriving from South Africa soon.
The Biswas family’s Toyota was hit when the driver of a Ford Explorer swerved into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles at about 1 p.m. Monday.
The Explorer burst into flames and exploded. Three people — two in the Toyota and one in the Explorer — have died of injuries sustained during the crash.
Biswas’s father Abani, 43, and seven-year-old sister Ankita, both with the same last name, died of their injuries.
Biswas’s mother Alakananda Biswas, 35, has undergone abdominal surgery and continues to be treated at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles.
Abheek, who suffered a broken collar bone in the accident, was treated at Olympic Medical Center Monday and released to a foster family through Clallam County Child Protective Services.
On Wednesday, State Patrol Sgt. Ken Przygocki said he made contact with Abheek’s uncle on his mother’s side who lives in South Africa.
No family in the United States could be found, Przygocki said.
The State Patrol is working with the former employer of Abheek’s father, Synopys Inc. in Hillsboro, Ore., to get an emergency visa for the uncle, Przygocki said.
The uncle is also contacting other relatives of the Biswas family in India, Przygocki said.
Also reconnecting with relatives are the three survivors of the Port Angeles family who were in the other car.
Robert Norman, 39, a passenger in the Explorer, died after the car exploded.
Family members have joined Ericka Larson, 27, who suffered severe leg injuries in the accident, and her three-year-old daughter, Emily Norman, in Seattle.
Both Larson and Emily were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following the accident.
Emily, who suffered injuries to the head, was transferred Wednesday to Children’s Hospital in Seattle.
Allison Norman, who is 9 months old, was released Wednesday from Olympic Medical Center to Norman’s family.
Robert’s brother, Jeff Norman, 37, of Gig Harbor said Allison, who suffered second-degree burns, is doing well.
