Investigators obtained surveillance footage that shows the six siblings and cousins the day of the collision at a New Jersey shopping mall.
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The children appear in the video to be panhandling.
Family members said that they were driving to Connecticut when their car veered off the road in Scarsdale and caught fire.
A 9-year-old boy was the only survivor and was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.
According to officials, the 16-year-old driver did not have a license or permit.
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Police were called last year due to another panhandling incident involving the children.
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