Nine students were injured on Tuesday after a driver struck them with a vehicle at a school in Ankeny, Iowa, according to officials.
The incident happened around 3:15 p.m. as students were being picked up from St. Luke’s Catholic School on NW Weigel Drive, city police and fire officials said at a news conference.
A vehicle in the pickup line jumped the curb and struck the students, officials said.
"Thank you to parents from the school pickup line who assisted the injured immediately while emergency services were on the way," city officials said. "Thank you to teachers and staff for assisting injured students and students who witnessed the traumatic incident."
The Des Moines Diocese told WHO 13: "Please know that we pray for the families involved and for the first responders who assisted."