Inside The Industry: Jacksonville Day Care Crash Injures 9 Children
Nine children were injured and taken to the hospital after a day care van transporting them overturned in an accident at Hollycrest Drive and Cassat Avenue, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The accident happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Hollycrest Drive. Jacksonville Sheriffβs Office Lt. Stephen Spates said it appeared a vehicle ran a stop sign at the intersection, causing a crash that overturned the van, which was from Young Kids in Motion Learning Academy on McDuff Avenue. The children on board the van were between the ages of 3 and 6 years old.
One of those children was Christine Rapachβs 5-year-old daughter, who was hospitalized but is OK. Rapach said someone went to her workplace and told her about the crash, and she rushed to the hospital. Bystanders helped pull the children out of the van through the windows and carried them away from the accident. Richard Morgan, who witnessed the crash, said he ran over to the van with a fire extinguisher after he saw it flip. None of the childrenβs injuries were life-threatening or traumatic, according to JFRD spokesman Tom Francis. He said the accident is still under investigation and no charges have been filed yet.
Rapach said sheβs just grateful everyone involved is OK.
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