FD: Tempe crash sends 5 kids, 1 adult to hospital
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Posted: 12/26/2012
TEMPE, AZ - Tempe firefighters say five kids were transported to the hospital in serious condition after a three-car collision Wednesday night.
Fire department spokesman Jim Schmit said the children, between 1 and 12 years old, were injured in the crash that happened around 7 p.m. on the westbound State Route 202 at Scottsdale Road.
Schmit said one adult was transported to the hospital with minor injuries and a second adult refused treatment.
Police are still investigating what caused the accident.
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