Car crashes into school in Australia killing one child, injuring others
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E-mailSYDNEY (Reuters) - A 11-year-old boy died and other children suffered serious injuries after a car crashed through the fence of a primary school in Melbourne on Tuesday.
The driver, a 40-year-old woman, was arrested at the scene and is in custody, the police said in a statement.
Her passenger, a primary school aged child, was not injured, the statement said.
The 11-year-old was taken to hospital with critical injuries but later died. Two 11-year-old girls, a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The police said they are investigating the incident.
(Reporting by Praveen Menon; editing by Neil Fullick)
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