BOSTON -- A car being driven by a 93-year-old Peabody man crashed into a Wal-Mart in Danvers on Tuesday, injuring six people, including a 1-year-old girl, police said.

The driver was apparently looking for a parking spot at about 10 a.m. when he hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, crashing through the store's glass doors.

Among those injured in the crash were Elena Hayes, 26, and her daughter Michaela, 1, who was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with suffering head trauma, NewsCenter 5's Jack Harper reported.

The driver was identified by his son as Louis Vespini, of a resident of the Brooksby Village retirement community in Peabody.

"It sounded to me like he was going 40 mph, like he was stuck accelerating. It just went woosh really fast. I ducked, and glass just smashed," witness Steve Mahan said.

"At first I thought it was a bomb. I ran and I saw the car in the front," witness Madeline Christoforo said.

The car, a Toyota Camry, was still inside the store about an hour after the crash.

Vespini's wife was also in the car at the time at the crash. Both were reportedly at home and doing well by Tuesday afternoon.

A total of six people suffered minor injuries and were taken to local hospitals as a precaution, including the 1-year-old.

"The baby was in a carriage. As the operator drove through the store, he struck that carriage, knocked the mother down from behind the carriage, and baby fell out of the carriage," Danvers Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Farrell said.

A store employee was also taken to the hospital after suffering a heart attack.

"Typically, this store, as you pull up there are crowds of people exiting the store. Today seemed to be a fairly quiet day. This could have been a lot worse," Farrell said.

The store will reopen on Wednesday.

"We are cooperating with police in Danvers as they investigate an accident involving a vehicle and the Danvers Wal-Mart," store spokeswoman Ashley Hardie said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured and their loved ones. This was a tragic accident."