UPDATED: Three Special Needs Students Among Those Hit by Car in San Mateo

(Images show the scene in San Mateo on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 after a car hit four pedestrians. Courtesy: D. Clark)

Update 1:10 p.m.:

Three of those injured when they were hit by a car in San Mateo Wednesday morning have been identified as special needs students at a local high school.

San Mateo Police Sgt. Rick Decker said three of the four pedestrians are special needs students at Hillsdale High School. The fourth person hit is a woman in her 20s.

The car driven by a man in his 50s was traveling west on West Hillsdale, then veered north onto the sidewalk and struck the four pedestrians, according to Decker.

The crash remains under investigation and police do not yet know what caused the man to veer onto the sidewalk, Decker said.

The roadway reopened as of 12:34 p.m. and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

Update 12:45 p.m.:

San Mateo police say that an area roadway has reopened following an injury crash in town which sent a total of five people to the hospital.

“The roadway has reopened but the investigation is continuing,” Sgt. Rick Decker said in a news release at 12:34 p.m. “The vehicle was towed from the scene and we do not yet have an update on the injuries of either the pedestrians or the driver.”

Decker says it’s not yet clear what led up to the crash, around 11:15 a.m. in the 300 block of W. Hillsdale. Four pedestrians were hit, three of them teens.

“Traffic safety is of the up most importance in our commitment to public safety for our community and this incident will be investigated thoroughly to not only determine the cause of the collision but to possibly prevent future concurrences of this nature,” Decker said.

Update 11:45 a.m.:

Police say that a total of four pedestrians— three of them teenagers— were struck by a vehicle in San Mateo Wednesday morning, and that all four have now been hospitalized.

Those hit include a woman in her 20s and three teenagers, police said.

The driver, identified as a man in his 50s, has also been taken to the hospital, according to police.

The extent of the injuries is not yet known.

“SMFD and SMPD remain on scene and the road is still closed in both directions,” police reported at 11:35 a.m.

Original story as follows:

A vehicle has hit multiple pedestrians on a San Mateo street this morning, police said.

Police reported the collision at 11:17 a.m. in the 300 block of West Hillsdale Boulevard.

Firefighters and paramedics responded to treat the injured pedestrians, police said.

“There is no current threat to public safety,” police reported on Nixle. “The road is closed in both directions at this time.”

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report.