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Las Vegas driver crashes into crowd Las Vegas Strip crash: Dozens hurt as car crashes into crowd
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At least one person has died and 36 have been injured after a car ran down pedestrians in front of a hotel in Las Vegas, officials said.At least one person has died and 36 have been injured after a car ran down pedestrians in front of a hotel in Las Vegas, officials said.
Police said are looking at the crash "possibly being intentional" but have ruled out terrorism. Police say they believe the crash was intentional but terrorism has been ruled out.
Seven people were in a critical condition, according to police.Seven people were in a critical condition, according to police.
The female driver fled the scene, but has since been taken in custody. A three-year-old toddler was inside the car at the time of the crash. The female driver fled the scene, but has since been taken in custody. A three-year-old child was inside the car at the time of the crash.
Las Vegas Police Capt Brett Zimmerman told reporters: "We know this was not an act of terrorism." "At this point we are treating this as an intentional act" said Capt Dan McGrath.
"We will comb through that footage to get a detailed idea of what occurred. Right now from what we know, we're looking at it possibly being intentional." he added. The homicide officer said the suspect was a black woman in her twenties.
Police say the driver is being tested for alcohol and drugs. "I expect her to be charged in the next few hours," he added.
Witnesses say those hit by the car include children. Earlier, another police captain told reporters it was not an act of terrorism.
The city's famed Strip has been closed and sealed off as police investigate. Police say the driver is being tested for alcohol and drugs. Witnesses say those hit by the car include children.
Las Vegas police spokesman Capt Peter Boffelli described the crash as "a huge tragedy that has happened on our Strip".
The Miss Universe beauty pageant was being held in a nearby hotel at the time of the crash.The Miss Universe beauty pageant was being held in a nearby hotel at the time of the crash.
The car appeared to be travelling between 30-40mph (48kph-64kph) as it hit pedestrians, according to one witness.
"It was just massacring people," Justin Cochrane told the Associated Press news agency.
Another witness said she saw victims "flying through the air."
"The car was like a bowling ball and the human bodies were like pins," Rabia Qureshi told local broadcaster KSNV.
The city's famed Strip has been closed and sealed off as police investigate.
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