. >> cheryl o'neil could not believe her eyes, children along the road scattered and hurting and on the ground four siblings and a cousin, 2, 6, 13 and 18, o'neil and her daughter went to help the youngest and most seriously injured. >> i checked for a pulse and couldn't find any and it seemed like right after that, his eyes kind of rolled and he went huh and that was it. at the family's home a grieving family gathered. the 13-year-old did not talk but provided pictures of a happier time. on the right 6-year-old khalil martinez, he along with his sister and cousin remain hospitalized. the neighbor who did not know the family stopped by to reach out. >> i would like to know, possibly start a go fund me, they probably don't have insurance and are hard working people, i don't know what i can offer. >> the crash is under investigation and the state police is cooperating and there are no indications that speed, drugs or alcohol were factors, the children in the traffic lane did not appear to have light or reflective clothing or flashlights, a man that did not give his name gave cheryl o'neil

. >> cheryl o'neil was one of two neighbors that rushed to help heart broken about what they found.hildren tossed around like rag dolls. the children had been walking home from this nearby park. >> we see them walking up and down all the time. >> they live on a nearby farm? >> at the children's home grieving amily members were mourning. the 6-year-old along with his 18-year-old sister and -year-old cousin re main hospitalized. >> i would like to possibly start a go fund me, i'm sure they don't have insurance and probably hard working people, i don't know what i can offer. >> the crash is under investigation and according to police there was no drugs or alcohol. the children did not appear to have light or reflective clothing or flashlights. >> the man stopped and gave cheryl o'neil a bag and asked her to place it near the accident scene, she placed at the spot where 2-year-old john was found. >> the stuffed animal is now joined by a minion and the neighbor did set up a go fund me site for the martinez family, you can learn more by going to 6abc.com. live in south hampton township, j

. >> cheryl o'neil and her husband and daughter ran out to the road where they heard screaming, five pedestrians and two teen girls and three children under the able of eight. the five were walking in the travel lane. >> we see them walking up and down but never met them. >> the police say that a driver of an eastbound bmw struck the group and then stopped. before the emt arrived neighbors ministered cpr. o'neil and her daughter helped the smallest victim, a 3-year-old little boy. >> i checked for a pulse and couldn't find any. and right after that, his eyes rolled and he went uh and that was it, i think that was his last breath. >> 20 minutes ago a gentlemen stopped by and placed a small stuffed animal here, you see behind me here, no charges are expected in this case we are told, the driver was driving at the posted speed limit, 45 miles per hour or below, and the victims were not wearing light or reflective clothing and they were in dark clothing and they did not have flashlights in the roadway and had their cell phone lights operating at one point and the driver just did not see

cheryl o'neill and her husband did their best to help the injured children. >> they were just so young. they had their whole life ahead of them and they were so little. this tiny little regular wagon with these tiny little kid, you know, it was very hard. >> reporter: a difficult scene for neighbors who heard this crash and then came running to help. neighbors pitching into try to save these children, as best they could. the latest is what we know as the children's condition, three are in critical condition at cooper hospital right now. of those three, one is said to be extremely critical. that fourth child, we are being told, has passed away. so again, four children struck, one of them has passed away. as for the driver, that vehicle is still here right now on the street, as this is still a very active crime scene. we are being told that the driver is cooperating, is speaking with state police, and at this point they say there appears to be no drugs or alcohol involved and it appears that this driver was going the speed limit. it seems as if the children were simply walking home. this

a at first neighbors cheryl o'neill thought she had heard thunder. >> we heard a loud thud. >> reporter: it turned out to be something much worse. >> we came running are up, called 911, in the process of riding up here and they were just, children every where. >> reporter: outside her home on budd town road new jersey state police say a man driving a bmw had plowed into four children, two brothers their sister and their cousin. o'neill tried to save, john child martinez but it was too late. >> i went to the younger child. i felt for a pulse, which i could not feel one whatsoever, and then you kind of saw him take his last breath. >> reporter: other three, ages six, eight, 18, they are in critical condition. children all live at this nearby farm. they gathered at the farm to mourn including 13 year-old maya martinez who was walking with the kids last night but escaped being hurt. >> it was like a war zone, with all of the helicopters, and ambulances, and people, we knew something tragic was happening. >> reporter: neighbors also showed up, offering to help this family in mourning. >> i s

. >> reporter: cheryl o'neill first thought that thud was thunder but it turned out to be something much worse. >> my daughters were in the house and they called and said i think you need to come up here there was an accident and people screaming. >> reporter: outside her home, new jersey state police say a man driving a bmw plowed into four children, two brothers, their sister and cousin. o'neill rushed out to help the most seriously hurt, two-year old yawnshell martinez died. >> i went to the younger child, i felt for a pulse, which i could not feel one whatsoever, and then, you kind of just saw him take his last breath. >> reporter: other three, age six, eight, 18 are in critical condition. children all live at this nearby farm. relatives gathered at the farm to mourn including 13 year-old may a the martinez who was walking with the kids last night but escaped being hurt. >> it was like a war zone, with all of the helicopters, and ambulances, and we knew something tragic happened. >> reporter: neighbors showed up, offering to help this family in mourning. >> i started to see people ar

cheryl and paul o'neill came running when they heard this crash near their home. >> heard people justcreaming at the top of their lungs. so we came running out and we saw them laying in the grass and on the road. >> it was two kids laying on the side of the street. there was a girl laying in the middle of the street which the the neighbor across the street was doing chest compressions on her. >> reporter: police say buddtown road lacks a real shoulder. in all, five sisters and brothers were walking together. the smallest ones were being if you would a radio flyer wagon. the siblings believed to be between three and 18 years old were rushed to area hospitals but police say the three-year-old later died. >> they were so young. you know, they had their whole life ahead of them and they were so little. you know, and this tiny little red wagon with these tiny little kids, you know. >> reporter: the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. police do not believe the driver was speeding or under the influence. we're live in camden, katherine scott, channel6 "action news." >>

cheryl and paul o'neill came running when they heard this crash near their home. >> heard people justeaming at the top of their lungs. so we came running out and we saw them laying in the grass and on the road. >> it was two kids laying on the side of the street. there was a girl laying in the middle of the street which the neighbor across the street was doing chest compressions on her. >> reporter: police say buddtown road lacks a real shoulder. in all, five sisters and brothers were walking together. the smallest ones were being pulled in a radio flyer wagon. the siblings are believed to be between three and 18 years old. they were rushed to cooper university hospital but police say the three-year-old later died. >> they were so young, you can you know. they had their whole life ahead of them and they were so little. you know, and this tiny little red wagon with these tiny little kids, you know. >> reporter: the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. police say that driver does not appear to have been speeding and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

. >> reporter: cheryl and paul o'neill went running when they heard this crash near their southampton township home. police say a group of siblings pulling a red wagon was struck on the 100 block of buddtown road around 8:30 last night. one of them died. three were injured. >> the the two kids laying on the side of the street, there was a girl laying in the middle of the street which the neighbor across the street was doing chest compressions on her. >> reporter: in all, five sisters and brothers were walking together. the smallest ones were being pulledly in a radio flyer wagon. police say buddtown road lacks a real shoulder and it seems the children were near the roadway at the time. the siblings believed to be between three and 18 years old were rushed to area hospitals but police say the three-year-old later died. >> they were so young, you know. they had their whole life ahead of them and they were so little. you know, and this tiny little red wagon with these tiny little kids, you know. >> reporter: and police say the driver did stay at the scene and was cooperating with officer