School van collision

Fourteen young children and one adult were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday morning in northeast Spokane involving two vans from a before-school program.

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Thu., April 23, 2009

Spokane fire and police personnel work to free kids from 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
Spokane fire and police personnel give aid to kids involved in a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue near 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
Spokane fire and police personnel give aid to kids involved in a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue near 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 near 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
Spokane fire and police personnel give aid to kids involved in a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue near 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
Parents and emergency response professionals comfort and aid children involved in a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue near 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
Spokane fire and police personnel work to free kids from a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue near 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
Spokane fire and police personnel give aid to kids from a two-vehicle accident at Wellesley Avenue near 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