Eighteen children, including three sets of siblings, were among those who were injured and hospitalized after an SUV plowed through crowds marching in an annual Christmas parade in Wisconsin, officials said Monday.
In the aftermath of the Sunday incident in Waukesha that left at least five people dead, 18 children, ranging in age from 3 to 16 years old were admitted to the Children's Wisconsin hospital with a range of injuries that included facial abrasions, broken bones, and "serious head injuries," officials said.
Police have said more than 40 people were injured the horrific incident.
Ten children were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, where six patients remain in critical condition, three in serious, and one in fair condition, Dr. Michael Meyer, medical director of the hospital's pediatric ICU unit told reporters via a Zoom press conference on Monday.
The eight other children, who were taken to other units in the hospital, were listed in fair condition. As of Monday afternoon, two children who were injured had been discharged.
Meyer spoke to the fact that three sets of siblings were hospitalized, saying, "This is unique and truly demonstrates the devastating effects of this on our community."
Dr. Amy Drendel, the medical director of the hospital's emergency department and trauma center, said that the hospital received its first patient at 5:30 p.m. local time Sunday and received its last patient at midnight.
Patients had "different levels of injuries" with "some conscious" and "some not conscious," Drendel said.