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Reported Fatalities On Bourbon Street After Vehicle Plows Into Crowd During New Year's Celebrations

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Update (0640ET):

The City of New Orleans has confirmed ten dead and 30 injured after a vehicle plowed into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street.

reported fatalities on bourbon street after vehicle plows into crowd during new years celebrations

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The New Orleans Police Department told local media outlet WGNO that multiple people are dead after a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. The area, a bar and restaurant district popular with tourists, was still very active just hours after New Year's Eve celebrations.

NOPD said the vehicle struck a group of people around 3:15 a.m. local time at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville

reported fatalities on bourbon street after vehicle plows into crowd during new years celebrations

Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into the crowd at "high speeds," adding that the driver exited the vehicle and started discharging a weapon, prompting police officers to return fire.

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Weis reported that multiple people were on the ground with serious injuries.

NOPD told CBS News that "initial reports show a car may have plowed into a group of people. Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities."

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via January 1st 2025