ALS-stricken man, 39, who received dream 最高の Bowl tickets from charity dies on the way to the game after his brother's car is （海，煙などが）飲み込むd in 炎上s on the 主要道路

  • Ed Cushman received tickets from Team Gleason, 創立／基礎 created by former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason after he was 診断するd with ALS?
  • He 長，率いるd to Atlanta from North Carolina with his brother Robert on Saturday
  • But on the way, Robert's 2007 Dodge minivan began smoking from underneath
  • He pulled to the 味方する of the road to check on it and 炎上s 爆発するd from the car?
  • Robert tried to save Cushman, who was in a 車椅子 and on ventilator, but the 炎上s were too 激しい??

By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com

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What was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime turned into 悲劇 when a North Carolina man with ALS died on the way to watch the 最高の Bowl.?

Ed Cushman, 39, had received tickets to see the New England 愛国者s play the Los Angeles 押し通すs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

The tickets had been a gift from Team Gleason, a 創立／基礎 created by former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason after he was 診断するd with ALS in 2011.?

Cushman was just two hours away from Atlanta on Saturday when his car was （海，煙などが）飲み込むd in 炎上s.?

ALS patient Ed Cushman, 39, tragically died on his way to watch the Super Bowl after receiving dream tickets from a charity?

ALS 患者 Ed Cushman, 39, tragically died on his way to watch the 最高の Bowl after receiving dream tickets from a charity?

On Saturday Cushman and his brother Robert, 41, (pictured together) headed to Atlanta from Shelby, North Carolina?

On Saturday Cushman and his brother Robert, 41, (pictured together) 長，率いるd to Atlanta from Shelby, North Carolina?

Cushman had asked Team Gleason for 最高の Bowl tickets that 供給するd accessible seating to individuals with disabilities.?

The 創立／基礎 helped make his dream come true and on Saturday Cushman and his brother Robert, 41, 長，率いるd to Atlanta from Shelby.?

But while they were 運動ing on Interstate 85, Robert's 2007 Dodge Caravan began smoking from underneath, によれば WWLTV.?

Robert pulled to the shoulder of the road and got out of the car so he could 診察する the source of the smoke.?

That's when smoke began 注ぐing out of the 乗り物, with 炎上s 爆発するing out of each 味方する of the car.?

But while they were driving on Interstate 85, Robert's 2007 Dodge Caravan began smoking from underneath. He pulled to the side of the road and got out of the car to check on it?

But while they were 運動ing on Interstate 85, Robert's 2007 Dodge Caravan began smoking from underneath. He pulled to the 味方する of the road and got out of the car to check on it?

That's when smoke began pouring out of the vehicle, with flames erupting out of each side of the car.?Cushman, who was in a wheelchair and on a ventilator, was still inside

That's when smoke began 注ぐing out of the 乗り物, with 炎上s 爆発するing out of each 味方する of the car.?Cushman, who was in a 車椅子 and on a ventilator, was still inside

Robert announced news of his younger brother's tragic death on his Facebook on Sunday

Robert 発表するd news of his younger brother's 悲劇の death on his Facebook on Sunday

Cushman, who was in a 車椅子 and on a ventilator, was still inside.?

Cushman had asked Team Gleason for Super Bowl tickets that provided accessible seating to individuals with disabilities

Cushman had asked Team Gleason for 最高の Bowl tickets that 供給するd accessible seating to individuals with disabilities

Robert tried to get his younger brother out of the car, but had to leave because the 炎上s were 'too 激しい', によれば Georgia 明言する／公表する Patrol.?

Cushman tragically died inside the 燃やすing car.?

Robert 発表するd the horrific news on his Facebook on Sunday.?

'Please be in 祈り for our family. We lost my brother, Edward Craig Cushman, in a freak 事故 while we were 運動ing to Atlanta yesterday,' he wrote.?

'While we are 荒廃させるd, we are happy he is no longer 苦しむing from the 苦痛 of ALS.'?

Team Gleason said they were '深く，強烈に saddened' to learn of Cushman's death.?

'Our 簡潔な／要約する 関係 with Ed's family was filled with excitement, as Team Gleason 安全な・保証するd the ADA 最高の Bowl tickets he requested,' the 声明 read.?

'Like so many with ALS, Ed was 熱烈な about living and he dreamed of going to the 最高の Bowl. We were 栄誉（を受ける）d to have played a small 役割 in helping make that possible for such an amazing man.'?

'Words cannot 表明する how shocked we are for Ed and his entire family. We remain committed to our ALS community and Ed's family in this time of incredible sadness.'?

Team Gleason is a foundation created by former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason (pictured last month) after he was diagnosed with ALS in 2011
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Team Gleason is a 創立／基礎 created by former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason (pictured last month) after he was 診断するd with ALS in 2011

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