World News | Florida Officials Find Car in Hit-and-run That Killed 2 Kids
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Authorities have found the car that plowed into a group of children, killing two and injuring four, but detectives are still searching for the man who was driving.
Wilton Manors (US), Dec 28 (AP) Authorities have found the car that plowed into a group of children, killing two and injuring four, but detectives are still searching for the man who was driving.
The Broward Sheriff's Office said two girls who were 5 and 6 died at the scene outside an apartment building in Wilton Manors, Florida, on Monday. Two 9-year-old girls, a 10-year-old boy and a 2-year-old boy were taken to a hospital with severe injuries, but their conditions were unknown Tuesday.
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Officials say the man tried to pass a bus as it was pulling out to merge into his lane. The car cut in front of the bus and veered right, driving off the roadway into a sidewalk and driveway and hitting the children, the sheriff's office said.
The driver fled the scene.
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“This event is a horrific event any time of the year, let alone right after the holidays,” Steven Gollan, a battalion chief with the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department, said at a news conference Monday night. Wilton Manors is located just outside of Fort Lauderdale.
The Wilton Manor Police Department set up a family reunification center at the City Hall Emergency Operation Center. (AP)
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