Four people were killed when vehicle smashed through Illinois building, police say

CHATHAM Ill AP Four people were killed and several more were injured when a car smashed through a building during an after-school activity Monday afternoon in a town outside of Springfield Illinois police commented Officers responded at about p m to calls about a automobile hit three people outside ramming through the building and then hitting another person before exiting the other side Chatham Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Tarter explained Those killed were between the ages of and Illinois State Police reported in an emailed comment Several other people were hurt and taken to hospitals police announced The driver who was uninjured was the sole occupant of the automobile and was taken to a hospital for evaluation Tarter disclosed The building and facilities house YNOT Outdoors which holds after-school programs and summer camps according to its website Chatham is a small town of about people just outside Springfield Illinois