US EditionHit-and-run driver crashes into a birthday party, injuring 9 kids in Maryland
- On Oct. 18 a vehicle struck attendees at a child's birthday party in Bladensburg, Maryland, injuring 11 people on the 4100 block of 56th Avenue after coming from Annapolis Road.
- The driver allegedly fled on foot and remains unidentified as investigators probe the crash; the Bladensburg Police Department says the cause is unclear and asks for tips at 301-864-6080.
- Several of the injured were children aged 2 to 9, authorities said, including one infant and one teenage girl in critical condition and seven children sent to Children's National Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Annapolis Road was closed between 57th Avenue and Landover Road while investigators worked the scene, and no arrests had been made by Sunday morning as the Bladensburg Police Department led the probe with Prince George's County Police assistance.
- Photos from the scene show a light-colored sedan inside a white party tent with debris beneath, Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department confirmed they treated 11 patients, and PEOPLE has reached out to the BPD for comment.
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Hit-and-Run Driver Crashes Into a Birthday Party, Killing a Woman and Injuring 8 Kids in Maryland
BLADENSBURG, Md.—A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., killing a woman and injuring eight kids on Saturday evening, police said. Thirteen people were hurt in the the crash in Bladensburg, Maryland, according to statements from the city’s police department and the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department. The children ranged in age from 1 to 17 years old, Bladensburg Police said in a state…
Woman dead, kids injured after hit-and-run driver in Maryland crashes into birthday party
BLADENSBURG, Md. — A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., killing a woman and injuring eight kids on Saturday evening, police said.
1 dead, 13 injured after car crashes into child’s birthday party in Maryland
A woman was killed and 13 others were injured when a vehicle struck people gathered outside a home for a child’s birthday party in Bladensburg, Maryland, according to officials. The crash occurred at about 10:14 p.m. on Saturday in the 4100 block of 56th Avenue, after which the driver fled on foot, according to the Bladensburg Police Department. Police said 14 people were injured, including eight children between 1 and 17 years old and six adult…
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