At least 10 killed and 30 injured in New Orleans as car runs into crowd

Vehicle ploughs into people in French Quarter, with witnesses saying driver then exchanged fire with police

Ten people have been killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to officials, with media reporting the driver later fired a gun.

The city’s disaster preparedness agency, Nola Ready, released a statement on a “mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street”. The area is part of city’s French Quarter, which is a popular nightlife destination.

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