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Two women, three children injured after being hit by car in Athens

Two women, three children injured after being hit by car in Athens

Five people, including three children, were injured when a car hit them while they were attempting to cross an avenue in central Athens late Wednesday, police said.

Police said the driver hit two women aged 53 and 33, a 10-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy who was sent to Aglaia Kyriakou Children’s Hospital with serious injuries and remains intubated. The women suffered non-life threatening injuries but remain hospitalized.

The 26-year-old driver was arrested and is being questioned over the incident that took place on Pireos Street shortly after 9 p.m.

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