BREAKING: 10 killed, 30 injured after car plows into crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans overnight
NEW ORLEANS (AP, WGNO) — 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.
New Orleans police earlier said they were responding to a mass casualty incident, including fatalities. NOLA Ready advised people to stay away from the area.
The incident happened around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, early New Year’s morning, at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville.
EMS was called to the scene, and it appeared Bourbon Street had been shut down.
WGNO, one of WGN’s Nexstar sister stations, has a reporter at the scene. This is a developing story. We will continue to update it as more information becomes available.
