2 children dead as cars strike pedestrians in Brooklyn crash, NYPD says
Two children and an adult are dead following a crash that sent eight people to the hospital in Brooklyn, New York City police said.
The victims were struck when a Toyota Camry and Audi sedan collided at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway just after 1 p.m. Saturday in Gravesend.
A third child with them was in critical condition, according to NYPD.
Four people, including two adults and two children, who were inside the vehicles that crashed were in stable condition, officials said.
The crash is under investigation.
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