Ten people were killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street on Wednesday, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.
Earlier, New Orleans police had confirmed they were responding to a mass casualty incident, including fatalities. NOLA Ready advised people to stay away from the area.New Orleans police said Wednesday they were dealing with a mass casualty incident, including an unknown number of fatalities, in the city’s famed Bourbon Street area after a car reportedly plowed into a group of people.
New Orleans' emergency preparedness agency had earlier warned of the incident and cautioned people to stay away from the area. The nature of injuries and the number of dead are unknown at this time, police say.
