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| Waukesha: Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade | Waukesha: Five dead after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade |
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| Footage shared on social media showed the SUV driving through the parade | |
| At least five people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a car ploughed into a parade in the US state of Wisconsin, police say. | |
| Footage shows a red SUV driving through a Christmas parade in the city of Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, at around 16:40 local time (22:40 GMT). | Footage shows a red SUV driving through a Christmas parade in the city of Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, at around 16:40 local time (22:40 GMT). |
| Police chief Dan Thompson said it hit dozens of people, including children. | Police chief Dan Thompson said it hit dozens of people, including children. |
| One person is in custody. The incident does not appear "at this time" to be an act of terrorism, one official said. | One person is in custody. The incident does not appear "at this time" to be an act of terrorism, one official said. |
| The suspect appeared to have been fleeing another scene when he ran into people at the parade, the law enforcement official - who is familiar with the early findings of the investigation - told the BBC's US partner CBS News. | The suspect appeared to have been fleeing another scene when he ran into people at the parade, the law enforcement official - who is familiar with the early findings of the investigation - told the BBC's US partner CBS News. |
| Local resident Angelito Tenorio told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper he had just finished marching in the parade when the SUV "put the pedal to the metal and just [started] zooming full speed along the parade route." | Local resident Angelito Tenorio told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper he had just finished marching in the parade when the SUV "put the pedal to the metal and just [started] zooming full speed along the parade route." |
| "Then we heard a loud bang, and just deafening cries and screams from people who are struck by the vehicle," he said. | "Then we heard a loud bang, and just deafening cries and screams from people who are struck by the vehicle," he said. |
| Corey Montiho said his daughter's dance team was hit by the SUV. | Corey Montiho said his daughter's dance team was hit by the SUV. |
| "There were pom-poms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter," he told the paper. | "There were pom-poms and shoes and spilled hot chocolate everywhere. I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter," he told the paper. |
| Emergency responders and passers-by attended to injured people | |
| Officials in Waukesha warned that the number of fatalities and injuries could change as additional information is collected. They said some people had transported themselves to local hospitals. | |
| The parade in Waukesha - a community of about 72,000 people - is held every year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and includes fancy dress, dancers and marching bands. This year's theme was "comfort and joy". | The parade in Waukesha - a community of about 72,000 people - is held every year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and includes fancy dress, dancers and marching bands. This year's theme was "comfort and joy". |
| Chief Thompson said officers had recovered a "suspect vehicle" and a person of interest was in custody, but gave no further details. He added that the investigation was "very fluid". | Chief Thompson said officers had recovered a "suspect vehicle" and a person of interest was in custody, but gave no further details. He added that the investigation was "very fluid". |
| Police fired at the car to try to stop it, he said. | Police fired at the car to try to stop it, he said. |
| Fire chief Steven Howard told reporters that his department had taken 11 adults and 12 children to nearby hospitals after the incident. | |
| The Children's Wisconsin hospital said it had received 15 patients as of 20:00. | |
| Waukesha's public schools will be be closed on Monday, and counselling services have been made available to those affected. | |
| Mayor Shawn Reilly meanwhile said it was a "traumatic" time for the city. "My heart goes out to all those affected by this senseless act," he said. | Mayor Shawn Reilly meanwhile said it was a "traumatic" time for the city. "My heart goes out to all those affected by this senseless act," he said. |
| Video posted online showed the vehicle as it was about to hit the parade in Waukesha | Video posted online showed the vehicle as it was about to hit the parade in Waukesha |
| One video published on social media shows the car crashing at high speed through street barriers. Another shows the vehicle driving into what looks like a group of musicians. | |
| Police officers ran down the street during the incident, telling people to take shelter in shops, local media reports say. | |
| Belen Santamaria rushed into a restaurant with her three-year-old daughter, while her husband went to help those injured. She had pulled out of walking in the parade on Sunday because of backache. | Belen Santamaria rushed into a restaurant with her three-year-old daughter, while her husband went to help those injured. She had pulled out of walking in the parade on Sunday because of backache. |
| "I was going to be there, walking. The SUV would have hit us too," she said. | "I was going to be there, walking. The SUV would have hit us too," she said. |
| One witness told Milwaukee's Fox6 TV station that there was silence, followed by screaming, running and checking on those injured after the vehicle hit a dance team of girls aged between about nine and 15. | One witness told Milwaukee's Fox6 TV station that there was silence, followed by screaming, running and checking on those injured after the vehicle hit a dance team of girls aged between about nine and 15. |
| Another witness said the driver also hit a group of "Dancing Grannies" and at least one person flipped over the front of the car. | Another witness said the driver also hit a group of "Dancing Grannies" and at least one person flipped over the front of the car. |
| The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies said some of its members "were impacted and we are waiting for word on their conditions". | The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies said some of its members "were impacted and we are waiting for word on their conditions". |
| "Please keep the Grannies, all those injured, and all those who witnessed this horrible event in your thoughts and prayers," the group wrote on its Facebook page. | "Please keep the Grannies, all those injured, and all those who witnessed this horrible event in your thoughts and prayers," the group wrote on its Facebook page. |
| Photos of a red SUV with a crumpled bonnet parked in a driveway were later posted on Twitter by TV station CBS 58. | Photos of a red SUV with a crumpled bonnet parked in a driveway were later posted on Twitter by TV station CBS 58. |
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