Police gather at the scene of a fatal accident on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday. Philadelphia police are investigating whether cars may have been drag racing when a mother and two young sons were struck and killed while attempting to cross a busy highway. The woman's two other sons, ages 4 and 5, are in critical condition.

AP photo by Joseph Kaczmarek    (Click on picture for larger image.)

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