Florida hit-and-run kills 2 children and injures 3, sheriff's office says
Witnesses told local media the driver sped around a stopped bus
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Florida deputies are investigating after a hit-and-run driver allegedly plowed through a group of children outside a Broward County apartment complex, killing two and sending three to the hospital.
Investigators did not release information about the victims’ ages.
The driver fled the scene, authorities said.
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It happened near 2417 N.W. Ninth Avenue in Wilton Manors, just north of Fort Lauderdale, at around 2:50 p.m. ET Monday, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were urging drives to avoid the area, which is blocks away from roughly a half-dozen schools.
The sheriff’s office said it was still gathering details about the case and declined to identify the victims or elaborate on the cause of the crash.
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Details on the conditions of the three surviving victims were not immediately available.
Witnesses reportedly told CBS’ Miami affiliate that the driver was speeding and cut around a stopped bus.
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Investigators were asking anyone with information to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
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