1 Killed, 3 Injured in Pedestrian Accident near Tippin Elementary School in West El Paso
Mother Killed, 3 Children Injured in El Paso Pedestrian Accident near Tippin Elementary School
1 Killed, 3 Injured in Pedestrian Accident near Tippin Elementary School in West El Paso
El Paso, Texas (August 14, 2018) – A mother was killed, and three children were injured after they were a struck by a vehicle outside an elementary school Monday afternoon in West El Paso.
The deadly accident happened August 13, outside of Tippin Elementary School.
Authorities said an elderly man was driving out Tippin’s Elementary School parking lot after picking up his grandchildren. He accidentally stepped on the vehicle’s accelerator instead of the brake.
The man then struck a woman and three children. The woman had just picked up her children from the school.
The woman was killed in the accident.
The children are aged about seven years and were taken to the hospital with varying degrees of injuries. Two of them are related, and one is a Tippin student.
Counseling sessions for the students and staff were set to be on Tuesday, August 14.
The El Paso Police Department’s Special Traffic Investigators are conducting the investigation.
