4 students killed when vehicle crashes into after-school program site in Illinois, coroner says

Four female students, aged 4 to 18 years old, were killed in central Illinois on Monday afternoon when a vehicle struck a school camp program, authorities said.
Four female students, aged 4 to 18 years old, were killed in central Illinois on Monday afternoon when a vehicle struck a school camp program, authorities said.
While the cause of the crash in Chatham, about 12 miles south of Springfield, remains under investigation, state police said Tuesday it "does not appear to be a targeted attack.”
The driver, 44-year-old Chatham resident Marianne Akers, was not in custody, officials said Tuesday.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said in a statement Monday night that the victims were “four female students” who were pronounced dead at the scene.
Three of the victims were outside the building and one was inside, state police said in a statement.
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