4 Killed in Car Crash in Illinois After-School Center

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At least four others were injured, the State Police said.

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A car crash in Chatham, Illinois, killed four people and injured six othersCredit...WICS

Alexandra E. Petri

April 28, 2025, 7:55 p.m. ET

Four people, all of them children or teenagers, were killed and at least four others were injured on Monday when a car crashed into an after-school facility in Chatham, Ill. a village just south of Springfield, the State Police said.

The victims are believed to be 18 years and younger, the Illinois State Police Department said in news release.

The car hit three other people outside the building and another person inside it, the police said. Several people were taken to the hospital, and at least one person was airlifted, the authorities said.

There was no additional information on the injuries on Monday evening, said Melaney Arnold, a spokeswoman for the Illinois State Police.

The driver was not injured and was undergoing an evaluation at the hospital Monday evening, the State Police said.

Officers responded to a call Monday afternoon of a vehicle driving into Y.N.O.T. Outdoors Summer and After School Camp, the State Police said.

It was not immediately known what caused the crash.

This is a developing story.

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