Four children were killed when vehicle smashed through Illinois building, police say
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) — Four children were killed and several others were injured when a car smashed through a building during an after-school program Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers responded at about 3:20 p. m. to calls about a vehicle fatally hitting three people outside, ramming through the building and then hitting another person before exiting the other side, Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter said. Those killed were the...
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