Two eight-year-old boys were killed and another three children badly injured when a car crashed into a classroom in Sydney, Australia.
Two eight-year-old boys were killed and another three children badly hurt after a car crashed in to a classroom in Sydney on Tuesday (November 7), Australian police said.
A sports utility vehicle smashed through the wooden wall of the school in Sydney's west around 9.45 a.m. (2245 GMT Monday), where 24 primary-age children were in class with their teacher, police said in a statement. Five children were rushed to hospital, including the two deceased boys.
Three girls, two aged 8 and another aged 9, remained in hospital in a serious or stable condition. Another 16 children and their teacher were treated for minor injuries at the scene.
Police said the driver was a 52-year-old woman who was not hurt but was taken to hospital for blood and urine tests as part of the crash investigation.