A driver has hit children with a car near an elementary school in Beijing

BEIJING (AP) — A driver hit an unknown number of children with their car near an elementary school in an outlying district of Beijing, police and media reports said Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear if it was another case of a driver intentionally running into people in China. A short statement from police in Beijing’s Miyun district described the cause only as "improper operation" of the vehicle. The statement said it happened near the intersection of two streets, but didn’t mention the nearby school or whether children were among the victims. Online maps show that Miyun No. 1 Elementary School…