by WICS

Tue, April 29th 2025 at 9:04 PM

Updated Tue, April 29th 2025 at 9:07 PM

Vehicle drives through after school program building in Chatham (WICS/Dave Warren)

CHATHAM, Ill. (WICS) — Four female students were pronounced dead at the scene of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian incident at an after-school care facility in the 300 block of Breckenridge Road, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed.

The identities of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Post-mortem procedures are scheduled for tomorrow.

The incident is currently under investigation by the Sangamon County Coroner’s Office, the Chatham Police Department, and the Illinois State Police.