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14 Kids Hurt In 2-Van Spokane Crash

A Spokane fireman fits a neck brace on a child  involved in a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue at Cook Street on April 23, 2009.  The vans were filled with children from a before-school program headed to Regal and Logan elementaries.   The large number of passengers required a two alarm response from the Fire department and every AMR ambulance available. 
 (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)
A Spokane fireman fits a neck brace on a child involved in a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue at Cook Street on April 23, 2009. The vans were filled with children from a before-school program headed to Regal and Logan elementaries. The large number of passengers required a two alarm response from the Fire department and every AMR ambulance available. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

A Spokane, WA. fireman fits a neck brace on a child involved in a two vehicle accident at Cook and Wellesley Thursday. Two vans were filled with children headed to Regal Elementary for a before school program. The large number of passengers required a two alarm response from the fire department and every AMR ambulance available. Fourteen children and an adult were taken to the hospital. Story here. KHQ video here. (Christopher Anderson/SR)



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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