Multiple people have allegedly been killed after a vehicle ploughed through a crowd of revellers on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street in the US, according to local media and eyewitnesses.
New Orleans Police Department said that a lorry may have run down the group on the street.
It was unknown how many people were killed or injured, but unconfirmed reports on social media claimed it is a “mass casualty” incident.
The incident allegedly occurred around 3.15am local time at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville.
Emergency services, including ambulances and vehicles from the coroner’s office, were reportedly at the scene. Bourbon Street appeared to be shut down with a heavy police presence.
In a post on X, a journalist at local news outlet WGNO-TV wrote: “NOPD source states that as many as 10 fatalities after driver in pickup truck plowed into crowd on Bourbon Street.
“Multiple more injuries. Mayor and police chief on scene,” he added, though this has not yet been confirmed.
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