Car crashes into swimming pool in PG County
KLEINMACHNOW, GERMANY - JULY 01: Children jump from a diving board at a public pool on July 1, 2010 in Kleinmachnow near Berlin, Germany. Temperatures are predicted to continue to climb in coming days and reach 37 degrees Celsius (about 99…
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Posted: 06/22/2012
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - A Prince George's County fire spokesman says six people were injured, including four children, when a driver lost control of her vehicle and slammed into a pool where children were playing.
Officials say the accident happened around 4 p.m. Friday. Prince George's County Fire spokesman Ron Bridges says the accident happened on 57th Ave. in Hyattsville, where a small pool was in the front yard of a home.
The injured children ranged in age from 5 to 10 years old. Bridges says one of the children has serious injuries and the other three had less serious injuries. The 30-year-old female driver of the vehicle and her 80-year-old female passenger were also transported to the hospital but with minor injuries.
Authorities are still investigating the accident.
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