A 12-year-old boy was killed and three children were hurt when a car crashed in Olympia Fields on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
About 12:45 p.m., a car that was apparently speeding crashed into a tree next to the 600 block of Brookwood Terrace, police in Olympia Fields said in a press release.
The 12-year-old was pronounced dead at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. His name has not yet been released.
The car’s three other occupants, whose ages and genders are not being released, were also taken to local hospitals. Police described all four occupants as Olympia Fields residents younger than 16.
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Immediately after the crash, neighbors rushed to the car and urged its occupants not to move until paramedics arrived, said Anupam Razdan, a Chicago attorney who was visiting his parents across the street.
A girl inside was crying for help, he said.
Police and fire officials arrived quickly and brought the four occupants into ambulances, Razdan said.
Police remained on the scene for hours, and though Razdan only learned hours later that someone had died, he sensed right away the crash had been serious.
“It’s just a horrible way to start off a Thanksgiving weekend,” he said.
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