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Children escape with minor injuries after car crashes into daycare

LAVAL, Que. – Police in Quebec are hoping an elderly driver will be able to tell them why her car crashed through the window of a Laval daycare centre, injuring three children.

The three girls were rushed to hospital for treatment along with the 80-year-old driver, who suffered shock and minor injuries to her back.

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Police say the girls — aged three, four and five — all escaped with minor injuries when the car crashed into the daycare’s play area.

At least two girls were released from hospital by late yesterday, while the third is expected to be sent home today.

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Police say she was either hit by the vehicle or flying debris and suffered wounds to her face.

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The daycare is located at street level in a strip mall on one of the main streets in the city north of Montreal.

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