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Casualties feared after vehicle hits crowd in New Orleans - report Ten people killed in New Orleans as vehicle ploughs into crowd
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Multiple casualties are feared in New Orleans after a vehicle reportedly drove into a crowd on the popular Bourbon Street, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported. Ten people have been killed and 30 others injured after a vehicle drove into a large crowd in New Orleans, city emergency officials have said.
A New Orleans Police spokesman said that "initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people" in the early hours of New Year's Day. The spokesperson added that there were "reported fatalities". Nola Ready, the emergency preparedness department, said in a statement that the incident happened at around 03:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on the city's Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.
A CBS reporter saw multiple people on the ground with injuries. A New Orleans Police spokesman told CBS, the BBC's news partner in the US, that "initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people".
Witnesses told the organisation that a vehicle ran into a crowd, and then the driver began firing a weapon, prompting police to return fire. Police have not confirmed this report. A CBS reporter saw multiple people on the ground with injuries an the intersection of Bourbon and Canal streets.
Nola Ready, a New Orleans government agency, said on social media that there had been "a mass casualty incident on Canal and Bourbon Street" and told those nearby to "get yourself away from the area". The BBC has verified video from the scene that shows a person lying on the ground as others gather round, before what appears to be gunshots are heard, causing the crowd to scatter.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Another graphic video shows two injured people lying in a street.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X, external to get the latest alerts. Witnesses told CBS that a vehicle ran into a crowd, and then the driver began firing a weapon, prompting police to return fire.
Police have not confirmed this report.
Nola Ready had earlier said on social media that there had been "a mass casualty incident on Canal and Bourbon Street" and told those nearby to "get yourself away from the area".
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