The Associated Press: Ten people were killed and 30 injured after the driver of a vehicle struck a crowd on New Orleans historic Bourbon Street early Wednesday, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.
New Orleans police earlier said they were responding to a mass casualty incident, including fatalities. NOLA Ready has advised people to stay away from the area.
Local media said the ramming took place as a large crowd gathered to celebrate the new year in the city’s French Quarter, around 3:15 a.m. local time.
CBS quoted witnesses as saying the driver crashed into the crowd at high speed, and then got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire.
NOLA Ready said the injured were taken to five local hospitals.
The incident came hours before the kickoff of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, a college football quarterfinal held in the city’s Caesars Superdome, with thousands expected to be in attendance.
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