KENTWOOD, Mich. — Seven people, including five children, were injured in a crash near Lake Eastbrooke Drive in Kentwood on Sunday.
Around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, Kentwood police were called to a crash in the 3600 block of 29th Street.
Two vehicles had reportedly crashed into each other.
Police say seven people were hurt, all in one vehicle.
Five of those people were children under the age of 11.
Those who were injured were helped on scene, with emergency medical treatment from the Kentwood Fire Department, LIFE Ambulance, and Rockford Ambulance, before they were taken to local hospitals.
The Kentwood Police Department says the crash was caused when one car backed out of a driveway and was hit by the other vehicle. We're told the children who were hurt were not properly secured.
However, police do not believe the injuries are life-threatening.
Five of the people who were hospitalized were discharged by Wednesday afternoon, police say. Two children remain hospitalized but are expected to be okay.
At this time, the cause of the crash is unknown, but Kentwood police say they're still investigating.
