Multiple fatalities as truck crashes into New Orleans crowd

01 January 2025 - 13:51 By Nilutpal Timsina

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A truck crashed into the Bourbon Street crowd at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon with police returning fire, CBS News said, citing witnesses.
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Multiple fatalities were reported after a vehicle drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter early on Wednesday, CBS News reported.

A truck crashed into the crowd at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire, CBS News said, citing witnesses. It's believed dozens of people were injured.

Reuters