LOS ANGELES: Nine children were injured yesterday, four seriously, when a 101-year-old motorist crashed into them outside a Los Angeles school, officials and witnesses said.
One victim was four years old, local KTLA television reported after the accident near the
Main Street Elementary School in south Los Angeles, which happened mid-afternoon just after students were dismissed for the day.
Two adults were also injured. LA Fire Department (LAFD) paramedics rushed to the scene, and all 11 people hit were taken to hospital, said LAFD spokesman Erik Scott. The driver, named as Preston Carter, was interviewed by a TV cameraman shortly after the crash. — AFP