Reports of ‘mass casualty incident’ in New Orleans after car runs into crowd
Reports of ‘mass casualty incident’ in New Orleans after 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. 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.
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 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.
