ESSEX, MD. (THECOUNT) — A 5-year-old and a 6-year-old pedestrians were killed in an incident involving a BMW in Essex Monday afternoon.

In all, four people, including another 9-year-old child and an adult woman, were struck by a vehicle in Essex Monday afternoon, police said.

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The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. at Eastern Avenue and Orville Road. Police said a BMW was heading west on Eastern Avenue when it hit the four pedestrians, reports BaltimoreCBS.

A woman and one child were taken to Hopkins Bayview, another child was taken to MedStar Franklin and the third child was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. The woman and a 9-year-old have life-threatening injuries.

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Geo quick facts: Essex is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 39,262 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.