At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured in New Orleans in the United States after a car drove into a large crowd of people celebrating the New Year on the famous Bourbon Street, authorities said, UNN reports citing WTXF-TV.
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The incident occurred at about 3:15 a.m. local time at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville Street, according to WGNO-TV and others.
The city authorities of New Orleans stated that 30 injured patients were taken to local hospitals and 10 fatalities were reported.
"The 8th Ward is currently working on a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd at Canal and Bourbon Street," NOLA Ready, the city's emergency preparedness agency, reported on its website.