COHASSET, MASS. (WHDH) - Coaches and bystanders scrambled to get children out of the way of a driverless vehicle with child passengers that went down a steep hill and onto a soccer field where kindergarten-aged children were playing lacrosse on Saturday morning, officials said.
Officers responding to numerous 911 calls reporting an out-of-control SUV driving across the sports field at Cohasset Middle High School on Pond Street around 10:40 a.m. learned that a 2017 Chevrolet Suburban had rolled out of a parking space, gone down a steep hill and across the field, police said.
The car, with two children in car seats inside, hit a coach and crashed through a chainlink fence before stopped in a yard.
The two children inside the SUV suffered minor injuries and no one was transported to the hospital.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
In a statement, Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley said, “Due to the quick actions of coaches and bystanders, we averted a major tragedy today.”
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