Optsprezece persoane au fost transportate la spital, dupa ce o dubita a luat foc si a intrat pe trotuar, lovind pietonii, relateaza Reuters.
Potrivit primelor investigatii, soferul, un barbat de 40 de ani, fuma in masina, in contextul in care aceasta era incarcata ilegal cu substante inflamabile.
Politia a spus ca in dubita erau mai multe canistre cu gaz si petrol.
Trei dintre persoane au fost ranite grav, potrivit autoritatilor, care spun ca dubita a intrat in pietonii care erau in fata unei cafenele Starbucks.
#BREAKING 18 hospitalized after a car hits pedestrians in #Shanghai's Huangpu District on Friday morning; cause of the incident under investigation pic.twitter.com/wsgDTmZaCW
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) February 2, 2018
More of #Shanghai minivan crash: Witnesses said the vehicle caught fire before crashing into a fence in front of a coffee shop. The cause of the incident is being investigated https://t.co/4Sbkw07KxP (Courtesy: witness) pic.twitter.com/hbF1cHQijQ
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) February 2, 2018