Search continues for hit-and-run driver who killed 2 kids, injured 4

Search continues for hit-and-run driver who killed 2 kids, injured 4

The victims' ages ranged from 2 to 10 years old.

December 28, 2021, 6:08 PM

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Police in Florida are on the hunt for a fugitive driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed two children and sent four others to the hospital.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday they located the 2009 Honda Accord involved in the incident in Wilton Manors, Florida, the previous afternoon.

Investigators said the car's male driver veered around a school bus that was trying to merge onto the road, drove off the roadway onto the sidewalk and struck multiple children.

Law enforcement officials are seen after reports of two children being killed and three others hospitalized after a car crash in Wilton Manors, Florida, Dec. 27, 2021.

The driver then allegedly fled the scene, according to investigators.

The victims' ages ranged from 2 to 10 years old, according to police.

Andrea Fleming, 6, and Kylie Jones, 5, were killed at the scene.

Draya Fleming, 9, Johnathan Carter, 10, Laziyah Stokes, 9, and Audre Fleming, 2, were rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, police said.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the suspect has not been identified and his whereabouts were unknown, the police said.

Anyone with information is urged to call (954) 493-TIPS (8477).

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