Accident articles related to Children
Two children were hit by a car that had been speeding in Lynn, Massachusetts. The children, a 10-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, were rushed to a hospital but are expected to survive. The driver stayed at the scene and was cited for unsafe driving and speeding.
Nine people, including four children and a police officer, were injured in a crash in Lawrence, Indiana. The crash occurred on Sept. 21 at Pendleton Pike and Sunnyside Road. One person is in critical condition, while the rest of the injuries are expected to be non-life-threatening.
A crash involving multiple vehicles sent six people, including two children, to the hospital on Saturday morning near the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in Los Angeles.
Two children and a teenager from the South Shore were killed in a car crash in Florida. The crash occurred on Saturday morning near the Georgia state line when an SUV collided with a car that had suddenly slowed or stopped on a bridge. The victims, aged 10, 12, and 14, tragically lost their lives in the accident.
Two children were killed after running into lanes of traffic on the 78 Freeway in Vista. The children had left their car that had stopped on the side of the road to retrieve luggage that had flown off. The mother was driving the car, and was later arrested for a DUI.
Two children, both 11, were injured in a car crash in Brockton, Massachusetts. The incident was reported about 5 p.m. near the intersection of Warren Avenue and Market Street. Police called the children pedestrians but didn't share more information about what happened in the accident.
A deadly single-car wreck involving 11 people, including nine children, occurred in Sacramento on Wednesday night. Police suspect speed may have been a factor. Three people died, including a woman and two young children.
Two children were sent to the hospital last week after a school bus and a semi collided in Wallingford, Iowa. The accident happened on May 2 and resulted in the bus being struck near the center and overturning onto its driver’s side. The bus driver was cited for failure to obey a stop sign.
A school bus and pickup truck collided outside Meadowbrook School in East Meadow, New York. Ten children were taken to the hospital, but none had serious injuries. The driver of the pickup truck had to be extricated from the vehicle.