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| Car packed with gas canisters rams into pedestrians in Shanghai, China, 18 injured | Car packed with gas canisters rams into pedestrians in Shanghai, China, 18 injured |
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| A minivan plowed into pedestrians in downtown Shanghai Friday morning leaving 18 people injured, three of them seriously. | A minivan plowed into pedestrians in downtown Shanghai Friday morning leaving 18 people injured, three of them seriously. |
| The minivan was carrying gas tanks and caught fire during the incident, according to witnesses cited by China's People's Daily newspaper. The cause of the crash is being investigated. | The minivan was carrying gas tanks and caught fire during the incident, according to witnesses cited by China's People's Daily newspaper. The cause of the crash is being investigated. |
| Fire trucks were dispatched to the scene and the blaze was put out. | Fire trucks were dispatched to the scene and the blaze was put out. |
| The pedestrians were gathered at a street crossing when they were hit. After slamming into the crowd, the minivan struck a tree. | The pedestrians were gathered at a street crossing when they were hit. After slamming into the crowd, the minivan struck a tree. |
| The incident was not an attack, but likely a result of negligence by the driver who lit a cigarette while in the car, AP reported citing police. | The incident was not an attack, but likely a result of negligence by the driver who lit a cigarette while in the car, AP reported citing police. |
| Disturbing videos of the incident surfaced on social media, showing several people sprawled motionless on the sidewalk and smoke billowing from inside the car. Close-up footage shows a woman approaching the burning vehicle and poking at the window, but it’s unclear if somebody is inside. | Disturbing videos of the incident surfaced on social media, showing several people sprawled motionless on the sidewalk and smoke billowing from inside the car. Close-up footage shows a woman approaching the burning vehicle and poking at the window, but it’s unclear if somebody is inside. |
| Police identified the culprit in the collision – a 40-year-old driver – only by the name ‘Chen.’ The man is suspected of illegally transporting a dangerous substance, Reuters reported, citing police. At the moment, Chen is being treated for injuries he sustained in the accident. | |
| The car rammed into the fence near a Starbucks coffee shop. “The store is currently closed and we will assist the authorities in their investigations,” a company spokesman in Shanghai told Reuters, adding that no employees or customers were hurt in the incident. |