4 dead after the car hit the post -school center

Springfield, Il-four people, including children, were killed and several others were injured after a vehicle fell into the construction of a post-school camp in Illinois on April 28, the authorities said.

At around 3:20 p.m. local time, the officials reacted to Ynot after the school camp, after a vehicle had driven into the east side of the building, the Illinois State Police said in a press release. The post -school camp is located in Chatham, south of Springfield.

According to the state police, the vehicle hit the building before leaving it through the west side of the structure. It is believed that the four victims killed in the incident are between 4 and 18 years.

Three of the victims killed were met in front of the building while another person was hit inside, the state police said. Several others were brought to local hospitals with the ambulance, and another person was transported by a helicopter.

All four victims killed were female, said Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon. No identities were published until the families were notified.

The driver of the vehicle, which was the only inmate, was unharmed and brought to a local hospital for evaluation, the state police said.

Scott Tarter, deputy head of the Chatham police, said that Chatham Baptist Church, who is located near the post-school bearing, was the reunification point for families. Traffic on nearby streets is closed until further termination, said Tarter.

Illinois State Police said that she was working with the Chatham Police Department to examine the fatal crash.

Illinois governor JB Pritzker said his office “monitors the situation exactly and is ready to support in every conceivable way”.

“I am horrified and deeply sad about the death of children and numerous injuries in Chatham this afternoon,” said the governor in an explanation. “Our community has lost a group of lighter and innocent young people who have their whole life in front of them.”

“The parents said goodbye to their children this morning without knowing that the last time it would be,” added Pritzker. “My heart is difficult for these families and the unimaginable grief that they experience – something that no parent ever has to endure.”

State Senator Doris Turner, D-Springfield, to whose district Chatham belongs, said she was “with a broken heart” about the incident.

“There are really no words to explain what the Chatham community feels for days, weeks and months,” said Turner. “My office and I are ready to help in every conceivable way.”

The Chatham Police Department called the incident a “terrible tragedy … that affected us all”.

“If you believe in the power of prayer, please take a moment to pray for the entire Chatham community,” said the police in a statement on Facebook.

Ynot (youth who need other things) outdoors, founded in 2002, was founded by a couple from Springfield, according to the organization website.

The organization has facilities in Chatham for the summer camp and for post-school programs. Ynot After School offers three-hour, “postdismic, lattchic care for school procedures” for several school districts, including Ball-Chatham, the organization's website.

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

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