Four people, including children, were killed and several others injured when a vehicle drove through a building used by an after-school camp in Illinois.
The victims at the YNOT After School Camp are believed to range in age from four to 18, police said.
The vehicle struck multiple people outside a building in Chatham on Monday afternoon, then continued through the building, hitting several people inside before exiting out the opposite side. It is unclear if it was deliberate.
Several victims were taken to hospital by ambulance and helicopter. Illinois State Police said the driver was unhurt and was taken to hospital for evaluation.
State police said they responded to the scene at about 15:30 local time (21:30 BST) on Monday. Three of the dead were struck by the vehicle outside the building, while one victim was hit inside the building.
Footage posted online appeared to show large holes in the building.
In a post on X, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said his administration was monitoring the crash.
“Let’s wrap our arms around the community tonight as we receive updates on the situation,” he wrote.
Chatham is a village of 14,000 people about three miles (4.8km) outside of the state capital Springfield.
Elsewhere, one person has died and at least 10 others were injured after a boat crash in the city of Clearwater, Florida, police have said.
The Clearwater Ferry, which had 45 people on board, including two crew members, was struck by a boat which then left the scene. The boat was later identified by another law enforcement agency, Clearwater government officials said.
City officials asked for any witnesses to the crash to contact authorities.
The city’s fire department declared a mass casualty event because of the “number and severity of injuries”. Clearwater police said 10 people were hurt in the crash.
Earlier the US Coast Guard said 12 people had been taken to a nearby hospital.
All of the injuries involved people aboard the ferry, which came to rest on a sandbar. Officials said two of the victims were seriously injured.
In video of the crash released by police on Monday, a boat was seen rapidly approaching the ferry from behind before the collision.
Police also released a recording of an emergency call where someone can be heard saying: “Mayday, mayday, mayday! There’s been a boat collision.”
Police responded at 20:43 local time on Sunday (00:43 GMT on Monday).
At a news conference on Monday, officials said the recreational boat that crashed into the ferry was found about 3.5 miles (5.6km) from the crash scene.
The operator of the recreational boat was co-operating with authorities, and a breathalyser test showed they were not drunk at the time.
Investigators are determining whether any charges will be filed in the case.
Witnesses told local media outlets that the boat shattered the back of the ferry and left a huge dent. Nearby boaters used their own vessels to take a number of the ferry passengers to safety.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will handle the crash investigation, helped by the Coast Guard.
Clearwater is on Florida’s west coast, near the cities of Tampa and St Petersburg. The ferry takes passengers from Clearwater’s downtown to a popular beach. The crash happened on the last day of a local sand sculpture festival.
By BBC News
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