Four dead, six injured after car fell through the daycare center in Illinois

At least four people were killed and six others were injured after a car fell through the wall of a daycare center in Chatham, Illinois on Monday.

According to Scott Tarter, deputy head of Chatham, all the students killed were between the ages of 4 and 18, which added that the victims were only named when their families were notified.

The deputy chief Tarter told the local broadcaster WCIA that the car drove through the east side of the youth and other things (Ynot) Outdoors Camp, a program after the school that had met several people before they injured more inside and then fell off the other side of the building on the 301 Breckenridge Road.

One of the died people was in the building while the other three were outside, said Illinois State Police.

The police were called on site at 3:20 p.m. local time, said Tarter.

The driver, the only resident of the vehicle, was not injured, but was brought to a local hospital for evaluation.

All injuries were also taken to nearby hospitals.

“My heart is affected by the families, relatives and everyone affected by the terrible tragedy that Chatham met today,” said Dorf -Treuhänder Kristen Chiaro in a post on Facebook on Monday evening.

“Many thanks to first aiders that they did what they can do. There are no more difficult circumstances. And if details develop, we have to take care of each other because our community steps.”

She said the advice on Tuesday morning at the Glenwood Middle School will be available for affected students, employees and family members, while the Glenwood High School would organize a supply donation station from 10 a.m.

Further information must be published by Tuesday morning, including details about why the car was crashed into the building or who was at the wheel.

Chatham is a village with a population of approximately 14,000 inhabitants, which is only three miles southwest of Springfield in the south of Illinois, about an hour and a half from St. Louis.

“My administration is closely monitoring the crash in Chatham,” said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker in one post on X.

“If we learn more, please follow the guidance of all local authorities.

“Let us wrap our arms around the community tonight while we get updates about the situation.”

In a subsequent explanation on social media, Pritzker explained: “I am horrified and deeply sad about the death of children and numerous injuries in Chatham this afternoon.

“My heart is difficult for these families and the unimaginable grief that they experience – something that no parent ever has to endure.”

Doris Turner, Senator of the State of Illinois, said she was “broken heart” through the incident and her office was ready to help the local authorities in her investigation.