Car drives into crowd during New Year's celebration in USA, multiple casualties reported
Illustrative photo: A car drove into a crowd in the US, killing ten people (Getty Images)
In New Orleans, USA, a car drove into a large crowd during New Year's celebrations. Ten people were killed, and 30 others were injured, CNN reports.
According to ABC News, law enforcement officials claim the incident was likely intentional, but the driver has not yet been detained.
All the injured were hospitalized in five hospitals in New Orleans.
Currently, rescuers and authorities are working at the scene. Further details about the situation remain unknown.
"A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning... I urge all near the scene to avoid the area," Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry wrote on his X account.
One eyewitness reported hearing gunshots during the incident.
Meanwhile, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called today's incident a "terrorist attack."
As RBC-Ukraine previously reported, in mid-December, a 17-year-old schoolgirl opened fire at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. As a result, two people were killed.
In addition, in September, a car belonging to former vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz was involved in an accident while en route to a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
