Please pray for Heidi - Heartbreaking moment child wakes in hospital and asks for mother who died in crash

'It rips a little hole in you, it really does.'

A family of six made its way to church Sunday morning and began to cross a set of tracks when the family van was struck by an Amtrak train.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Heidi Miller, the only surviving member of her family, was rushed to Children's Hospital, where she remained unconscious for several days.

Heidi's parents, Steve and Christina Miller, and her three sisters, 6-year-old Abigail, Kathryn, 2, and 8-months-old Elliana, were all killed in the accident.

The Miller family's relatives remained at Heidi's side until she woke.

Suzanne McCarrol, one of Heidi's relatives, reported, "She is awake and asking for her mother."

No one knows how to deliver the heartbreaking news to little Heidi, who currently remains in the hospital and is in stable condition.

There were 286 people on the Amtrak that struck the Miller's van and not a single one was injured.

A GoFundMe account was opened to help pay for the Miller family's funerals and for Heidi's medical bills.

Pastor Cary Nelson of the 1st Christian Church of Trinidad described the pain that comes with loss: "It rips a little hole in you it really does. He's very Christian, he's a gentleman, loves the Lord Jesus, loves his family, and is a very hard worker."

Investigators are not sure why the van failed to yield to the train and noted the vehicle was not stopped on the tracks.

The search for why the van attempted to cross the tracks remains ongoing.

Prayer for the Dead

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace.

Amen.

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