26 People In One House?! Meet The Putmans!

The ‘Meet the Putmans’ family.Credit : TLC/YouTube

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The Putman family, who starred in TLC’s Meet The Putmans, is dealing with tragedy after a car crash killed three family members and injured several others
“Thank you for every prayer, message and act of love,” family member Isabelle wrote in an Instagram post announcing the news
Meet the Putmans aired for six episodes on TLC from September to October 2017

Three members of the Putman family, who starred in TLC’s Meet The Putmans, have died, and several others are injured, after a car crash.

In an Instagram post shared on the family’s account on Saturday, Sept. 27, family member Isabelle revealed that “Papa” Bill Putman, Neenee and Aunt Megan died in a “tragic car accident.”

She added that “Uncle Blake, Lulu, Alena, Noah and Gia” were injured and remain in the hospital. “We are asking for complete healing and strength for each of them,” the Putman family member wrote.

“My entire family — Papa, Neenee, Billy, Jen, Brandon, Kacie, Blake, Megan, Jamie, Blair, myself (Isabelle), Abby, Emma, Addison, Bella, Mercy, Gabby, Noah, Mya, Nova, Lulu, Alena, Gia, Jonah, Eli, Solomon, Uriah, Samson, Luke, and Anna — all proclaim that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. He is our hope, our peace, and our salvation. Even in this time of heartbreak, we rest in knowing that God is in control,” Isabella continued.

“We ask for your continued prayers for Uncle Blake, Lulu, Alena, Noah and Gia as they recover, and for our whole family as we walk through this deep loss,” she added. “Thank you for every prayer, message and act of love. Your support means more than words can express.”

26 People In One House?! Meet The Putmans!

The ‘Meet the Putmans’ family.TLC/YouTube

Meet the Putmans aired for six episodes on TLC from September to October 2017.

The reality television series followed the lives of Bill and Barb and their 4 children, as well as their extended families, all living together in one massive home.

Meet the Putmans was later revived in 2021 as the YouTube series Growing Up Putman. The family’s last upload was in January.

Other details surrounding the car crash that killed the three Putman family members and injured the five others are not immediately clear.

The Putman family and representatives for TLC did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sept. 27.