Nine killed as vehicle drove into busy square in China – Person arrested (VIDEO)
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Panic ensued after a vehicle drove into a busy public square Wednesday night in south central China, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens.
Euronews
At least 46 people were hurt, three of them seriously, when a red Land Rover plowed into a crowd at 7:40 p.m. local time (7:40 am ET), the media office in Hengyang said.
Rednet, an official media outlet in Hunan Province, said the suspect stabbed a number of people after getting out of his vehicle.
Videos on social media showed people lying scattered across the square following the incident.
Breaking: At least 3 dead and more than 40 injured after an SUV rammed into a crowd of people in Hengyang, China. A man is in custody and the motive is under investigation. (Via @ZhangZhulin) https://t.co/XLEkBhN9kr
The male driver was arrested and the cause of the incident remained under investigation, local media said.
Hengyang is the second largest city in the Hunan province with over 1 million inhabitants.
BBC
A man has driven a car into a busy square in southern China, killing at least nine people and injuring 43, local government officials say.
The red SUV drove into Binjiang square in Hengyang city, Hunan province, at 19:40 local time (11:40 GMT). Local media say that some victims appeared to have been stabbed.
The driver, who has a criminal record, has been detained, officials say.
Officials have not said whether the incident is terror related.
A local government statement described it as a “deliberate, malicious case of driving with intent to injure”.
The injured have been taken to hospital and investigations are ongoing, it read.
Video footage from the scene on Chinese media shows people running out of a packed square.
Others kneel down to help or carry the injured away, as bodies lie on the ground.
Police have reportedly named the suspect as a 54-year-old man, Yang Zanyun.
Local media say criminal records show Mr Yang served time in prison for arson and drugs related offences.
