UNITED STATES: One killed, 23 injured as car hits Times Square crowd
One woman is dead and 23 others injured after a car sped on to a pavement in New York City’s Times Square, the fire department says. The 26-year-old driver, a former US armed services member and US citizen, is in custody. “There is no indication that this was an act of terrorism,” said New York […]
One woman is dead and 23 others injured after a car sped on to a pavement in New York City’s Times Square, the fire department says.
The 26-year-old driver, a former US armed services member and US citizen, is in custody.
“There is no indication that this was an act of terrorism,” said New York Mayor Bill De Blasio.
The red Honda jumped the kerb at 45th Street and Broadway during lunch hour.
Photos showed the sedan partially on its side on the pavement with smoke and flames spewing from the bonnet.
The crash follows recent deadly car-ramming attacks in London, Berlin and the French city of Nice.
The FBI is investigating the New York incident, but so far officials say there is no terror link.