At least five people were killed and 13 others injured when a car accelerated through pedestrians at an intersection in the southern Chinese hub of Guangzhou on Wednesday evening, state media said.
At least five people were killed and 13 others injured when a car accelerated through pedestrians at an intersection in the southernVideos circulating on social media and geolocated by CNN appeared to show the vehicle, a black SUV, plowing through pedestrians on two separate crossings in the four-way intersection in a busy, upmarket commercial district of the city of 19 million.
Local authorities said police had "controlled" the driver, a 22-year-old man from Guangdong province, and further investigation was underway. Police and medical staff were immediately dispatched, according to local authorities, which also confirmed the casualty numbers.
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