Eight injured after driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

An overturned bike on the scene of the incident - Copyright KNTV

By Euronews

Published on 24/04/2019 - 09:03

Police say incident appears to have been deliberate.

Eight people have been injured, including a 13-year-old, after a car appeared to drive deliberately into pedestrians near a junction in California.

Police said they believe the incident may have been intentional but do not have confirmation of any motive.

The incident happened around 7pm local time when a black car driven by an unidentified man drove across a junction, striking bystanders before crashing into a tree.

The man has been taken into custody by police.

"The driver did not break, slow down, or try to swerve," captain Jim Choi of Sunnyvale Police told NBC News.

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Eight injured after driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

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