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Published 10:57 08 Aug 2026 GMT
A woman was seriously injured on Thursday after she was driven by a car stolen by two young brothers from their parents.
The boys, aged seven and four respectively, were said to have taken the keys to their parents' car while they were asleep, according to their uncle who spoke to reporters after the incident.
The collision happened in Oakland, California. The two brothers were hospitalized and the woman struck in the crash remains in a critical condition too.
But what actually happened in this early morning joyride gone wrong?
In an interview with KGO-TV the boys' uncle told reporters that the brothers had taken the key to their parents car, a Toyota sedan, when then they had both been sleeping and taken it for a ride.
Surveillance footage shows the sedan speeding northbound on 35th Avenue in Oakland at around 9:15AM, police say that the crash occurred 15 minutes later, at 9:30AM.
Talking to People, Oakland police confirmed that the stolen car was already making quite a mess before the collision.
The Toyota had sideswiped a vehicle while traveling in the opposite direction. Following this, the driver of the car had lost control and struck the woman, who was on a crosswalk walking her dog.
Police told reporters that the crash only happened several blocks away from the boys' home.
The two brothers were taken to hospital in a stable condition. Their uncle said that the seven-year-old had suffered a broken leg, while the four-year-old had a concussion.
According to police, the parents of the boys are co-operating with the investigation into the crash.
Authorities are now focused on determining how the boys were able to access the Toyota and drive it away from the property.
Footage from ABC7 news shows the state of the Toyota sedan after the crash with its front half completely crushed up against a grass bank.
The woman involved in the crash, who was struck by the Toyota sedan being driven by the brothers while walking her dog that morning, was taken to the hospital and is said to be in a critical condition.
She was struck while using a crosswalk near 35th Avenue and Mangels Avenue in Oakland, California.
The incident occurred at 9:30AM, around 15 minutes after the Toyota was spotted speeding.
A witness to the accident, Lavelle Shah-Marquis, told reporters: "I pray she is OK, but it was bad."
