At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd in a tourist district of New Orleans, the authorities of the American city announced this Wednesday, January 1.
“We are responding to a mass casualty accident involving a vehicle that drove into a crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street. There are 30 injuries and ten fatalities,” the city authority said. in charge of emergencies, in a press release.
Emergency services did not specify the time of the incident, but the area was expected to be crowded with people celebrating New Year’s Eve in the historic and festive area known as the French Quarter.
CBS News cites witnesses who say a truck drove into the crowd at “high speed” before its driver jumped out and began firing a gun, prompting a police response.