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Reports of ‘mass casualty incident’ in New Orleans after car runs into crowd At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd
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Reports say vehicle may have ploughed into group of people on Bourbon Street, with driver exchanging fire with police Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police
A vehicle has run into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day with possible fatalities, according to US media, with witnesses reporting that the driver also fired a gun. Ten people have been killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to officials, with media reporting the driver later fired a gun.
CBS News reported “a possible mass casualty incident after a vehicle ran into a crowd on Bourbon Street” in the city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination. The city’s disaster preparedness agency, Nola Ready, released a statement on a “mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street”.
The broadcaster said one of its reporters, Kati Weis, saw multiple people on the ground with injuries. It said witnesses had told Weis that the driver of the vehicle fired a weapon, with police returning fire. The area is part of city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination.
A New Orleans police department spokesperson was quoted by CBS News as saying, “initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people. Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities.” CBS News and CNN cited witnesses reporting that the driver had also fired a gun.
CBS said one of its reporters, Kati Weis, saw people on the ground with injuries. It said witnesses had told her the driver of the vehicle had fired a weapon and that police had returned fire.
CBS News quoted a New Orleans police department spokesperson as saying that “initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people.”
CNN quoted a witness, Kevin Garcia, 22, as saying: “All I seen was a truck slamming into everyone on the left side of Bourbon sidewalk.
“A body came flying at me,” he said, adding that he had also heard gunshots.
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