A mom and her four kids were run over as her children were getting off a school bus by a driver allegedly trying to escape the cops.
The tragic incident happened in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon when cops tried to stop a white Mercedes-Benz traveling along Flatbush Avenue.
According to ABC News' New York City TV station WABC, the female driver decided to take off on Avenue J instead of stopping her car and went straight through several bus stops before hitting the family with her vehicle.
Driver took off after hitting the family
The mom and her children had been waiting for the school bus to arrive when the accident occurred. In an interview, one unnamed male witness said that when the Mercedes hit the woman, she flew and hit the ground, and the child was shivering.
Another female witness said the mother ended up under the bus. She added that she was praying for her, and it was just so terrible.
The 41-year-old mom and her four kids, three daughters aged 1, 5, and 8, and a son aged 3, were immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Fortunately, they were all listed in stable condition and are now expected to survive. The 8- and 5-year-old daughters went to an all-girls private school in New York called Beth Jacob.
Cops investigating the accident found the vehicle involved in the crash a short distance away at E 24th St and Glenwood Road. Police sources said the female driver abandoned her car there and walked away. She left behind a Mercedes emblem that broke off the vehicle on Avenue J.
JoJo Johnson told CBS2 that she saw the car hit a woman and a child in a stroller. He added that the driver continued driving off and hit the children. Johnson said that two other children were getting off the bus.
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Police tried to stop the vehicle for a violation before
He added that the mother was screaming at the top of her lungs after the crash. She was like calling for help, asking the people to save her kids. According to NYPD sources, police officers saw the white Mercedes commit a violation but did not name what it was.
When they tried to stop the vehicle, the driver suddenly took off. Cops said they never chased the Mercedes.
The suspect involved in the crash is still at large, and cops have yet to make any arrests, according to Fox 5 New York. Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact the New York Police Department (NYPD).
