SAN ANTONIO– A San Antonio-area daycare teacher was killed and another employee and five toddlers were injured when a parent’s car struck another vehicle in the parking lot and both vehicles crashed into a playground, authorities said.
The accident happened Thursday afternoon as parents were leaving a holiday performance at the Boerne preschool. The teacher who died was Alexia Rosales, 22, authorities said.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said a 23-year-old employee and five 1-year-olds were injured and taken to the hospital.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said a parent had put her children in her car and suddenly accelerated for an unknown reason. He said her vehicle struck another vehicle in the parking lot, causing both vehicles to go through a fence into an area where students were playing.
“It just appears to be a very tragic accident,” Salazar said.