Family members say that 16 year old Brannon Martin of Trion is in critical but stable condition at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga following a Monday afternoon wreck in Andrews, North Carolina that took the life of two of his younger siblings. 

The Martin family were traveling through Cherokee County, North Carolina on Monday afternoon when their van was rear-ended at a red light by a truck.  Becky and Gene Martin were transported to a Murphy, North Carolina hospital and the older child was sent to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. 

Two children who lost their lives in the accident were identified as 14 year old Brad Martin and two year old Braden Martin, children of Becky and Gene Martin.