3 Kids Survive Mom's Murder/Suicide Plan

"GRANTS, NM — A woman is dead and her three children are hospitalized after their vehicle catches fire in western New Mexico.

"Sheriff's officials say the mother picked up her three children from school Thursday and took them to a pond near Ramah.

"All four took unknown pills. The Cibola County sheriff believes the mother died from ingesting the pills.

"Investigators found the 10-year-old girl, and 11- and 13-year-old boy at a nearby hospital early Friday morning. Investigators believe one of the children gained consciousness after smelling smoke.

"At this point, investigators believe the mother died with her foot on the gas pedal, which caused the vehicle's catalytic converter to smoke and eventually catch fire.

"Investigators are trying to determine what substance the four ingested.

"The three children are being treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation. Their father is by their side."

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