A woman and three children were in critical condition Monday after a compact car packed with 10 people -- including eight children -- crashed into a fence.
A 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were in the 1995 Dodge Neon along with eight children who ranged in age from 17 to a year-and-a-half. Three of the children are in critical condition – a 17-year-old male, a 3-year-old girl and an 18-month-old girl.
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The accident occured around 1:30am on 205 Irvine Turner Boulevard, Newark police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a joint statement. No other vehicles appear to have been involved, officials said.
Five of the children have been discharged from the hospital. The man is in stable condition.
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It's not clear who was driving the car and no charges have been filed.
Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the type of vehcile involved in the crash.
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