Multiple People Injured After Car Drives Into Crowd of Pedestrians in East Boston
Developing: Pedestrians struck by a vehicle in east Boston, with injuries reported https://t.co/90KKbmuRMG https://t.co/5YyAVRCoGz
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) July 3, 2017
Boston authorities are responding to an emergency situation at Logan International Airport, where a car ran into a group of people near a taxi pool.
Massachusetts State Police announced an early warning about the incident on their Twitter account:
DEVELOPING – Units on scene, vehicle into a group of pedestrians, Porter St at Tomahawk Driver, East Boston, near Logan taxi pool. Injuries.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 3, 2017
MSP, @bostonpolice, @BostonFire, @BOSTON_EMS onscene. Preliminary reports indicate several pedestrians with injuries, varying severity. https://t.co/2bqBJYDOh3
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 3, 2017
Details about the incident are still coming in, though early reports state that 10 people were taken to the hospital.
NEW: At least 10 people transported to hospitals after car strikes crowd near Logan Airport, Boston EMS says. https://t.co/Sg7Nts88uA pic.twitter.com/j7TJMUUIUL
— ABC News (@ABC) July 3, 2017
Aerial video from @nbcboston shows crash scene in Boston. https://t.co/yHoSJ25oAf pic.twitter.com/ulvynKdiLF
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 3, 2017
NBC Boston reports that the driver remained at the scene, and police are suspecting that the incident was an “operator error” as opposed to an act of terrorism. Separate news sources reported that driver hit the gas pedal after mistaking it for the brakes.
This is a developing story and we shall update accordingly.
Watch above, via CNN.
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