TAMPA, FL : Juvenile pedestrians injured in North Tampa crash on Thursday, 1st November 2018

A pink backpack and a blue one marked the scene where a car struck five children and two adults as they waited at their school bus stop Thursday morning in the University Square area, according to Tampa police.

All seven were taken to hospitals. Two of the children were seriously injured, but police said their injuries were not considered life-threatening. The children all attend Carter G. Woodson K-8 School.

The incident took place at 8:06 a.m. at the corner of E Bougainvillea and Marvy avenues. Brian Darnell West, 47, was driving a silver Ford Escort east on Bougainvillea when police said he drove into the group.

West pulled over within a block after the crash as witnesses yelled for him to stop, police said. He does not currently face charges but the incident remains under investigation. Police do not believe the incident was intentional.

Lakrisha Wilcox’s two children were also waiting for the bus. She said they told her the car appeared to veer into the victims.

"They watched as it happened as he ran off the road and trampled all of them," Wilcox said.

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