A pickup truck has ploughed into a parade in New Orleans, leaving 28 injured. Initially it was reported that a dozen people were in a critical condition. But later reports suggested that none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Those injured were taken to seven different hospitals, the New Orleans Advocate reported.
The youngest victim is understood to be three years old and the oldest around 40. One of those hurt was a female police officer.
The truck ploughed into revellers in the Krewe of Endymion parade, one of several events leading up to the main Mardi Gras festivities.
Police chief Michael Harrison said the suspect is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Mr Harrison was asked twice by the media if terrorism was suspected. While he did not categorically rule it out, he suggested that it looked like a case of driving while intoxicated.
“We suspect that the subject was highly intoxicated,” he said.
Carrie Kinsella, who was in the crowd at the parade, said she felt the silver truck whisking past her. “I actually literally felt it. I felt a rush it was so fast,” she said.
Another witness, Kourtney McKinnis, 20, said the driver appeared “kind of out of it”.
By: David Millward
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/26/vehicle-ploughs-parade-crowd-new-orleans-28-hurt/
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