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Kids in cars, people at bus stop, hurt in North Philly crash that injured 8

At least two cars collided at North Broad Street and Erie Avenue in North Philadelphia late Sunday night

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Two people at a SEPTA bus stop, three children in cars and at least three other people were hurt in a crash along North Broad Street in North Philadelphia late Sunday night.

The wreck around 11:30 p.m. temporarily closed Broad Street at Erie Avenue.

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Two cars collided, according to Philadelphia police accident investigators. Police said the driver of a 2010 Ford ran a red light on Erie Avenue and struck a 2005 Ford that was going southbound on Broad Street.

The crash sent to Ford careening into a bus stop nearby, investigators said. Two pedestrians standing there -- waiting on a SEPTA bus -- were struck.

One of the people at the bus stop was pinned down, leaving them seriously hurt and in critical condition, investigators said. The other person at the bus stop suffered minor injuries.

The driver of each vehicle along with a 22-year-old woman, 17-year-old girl, 6-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy in the Ford were hospitalized with what investigators called minor injuries.

Police continued into Monday to search for clues about what caused the crash at the busy intersection. No charges were immediately filed.

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