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| At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd | At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd |
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| Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police | Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 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 area is part of city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination. | The area is part of city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination. |
| CBS News and CNN cited witnesses reporting that the driver had also fired a gun. | 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 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.” | 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. | 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. | “A body came flying at me,” he said, adding that he had also heard gunshots. |
| In a post on X, the Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, called the incident “a horrific act of violence” and urged people to avoid the area. | |
| New Orleans is preparing to host the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday evening, a major college football game between the University of Georgia and the University of Notre Dame. The city hosted a parade ahead of the game on Tuesday, and according to CNN, the New Orleans police department had said it would be staffed “at 100%” during the festivities. | |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |