THE NATION - News from June 11, 2009
A car fleeing a robbery scene and being chased by Philadelphia police jumped a curb and crashed into a crowd, killing three young children and gravely injuring the mother of one of them, authorities said.
The incident began with two men stealing a motorcycle at gunpoint, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said.
The car jumped the curb with such force it badly damaged the concrete steps of one of the row houses, where the children lived. All of the children killed were under age 10, authorities said.
Both suspects, one driving the car and the other riding the stolen motorcycle, were arrested, police said.
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