SWEN - Latest News - Woman killed and 22 injured as car hits Times Square crowd.

SWEN - Steemit World Event Notification.

Car kills and injures pedestrians
Times Square, New York, U.S.A.
16:55 GMT

"A woman is dead and 22 other people injured after a car sped on to a pavement in New York City's Times Square, the fire department says.

The 26-year-old driver, a US Navy veteran and US citizen, is in custody.

"There is no indication that this was an act of terrorism," said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The maroon Honda jumped the kerb and travelled for three blocks before crashing.

Photos showed the sedan partially on its side on the pavement with smoke and flames spewing from the bonnet.

The crash follows recent deadly car-ramming attacks in London, Berlin and the French city of Nice.

The FBI is investigating the incident at the Midtown Manhattan tourist venue, but so far officials say there is no terror link.

NYPD said the suspect, Richard Rojas, is a Bronx resident who was arrested in 2008 and 2015 for drunk driving."
(image and quote taken from BBC news website. full story and link below)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39968710