Teacher, child among 5 injured in Delaware County school parking lot crash

Video from Chopper 6 shows at least four cars involved in the pick-up area for Saint Francis of Assisi students.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Teacher, child injured in school parking lot crash
Teacher, child among 5 injured in Delaware County school parking lot crash

SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A multi-vehicle crash in a Delaware County school parking lot left several people injured on Monday, including a teacher and child.

It happened around 2:45 p.m. at the Saint Kevin Parish on West Sproul Road in Springfield Township.

Video from Chopper 6 showed at least four cars involved in the pick-up area for Saint Francis of Assisi students.

Officers on the scene say a teacher was trapped under one of the vehicles and a little girl was also hit.

Investigators say a total of five people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident.

According to St. Francis of Assisi, the injured teacher was struck while she was helping the car line outside the school.

"She is such a fantastic educator and an even better person," the school posted on Facebook

Further details on the crash have yet to be released.

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