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Las Vegas Strip crash: Dozens hurt as car 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 say they believe the crash was intentional but terrorism has been ruled out.Police say they believe the crash was intentional but terrorism has been ruled out.
Seven people were in a critical condition, according to police. The vehicle left the northbound lane of Las Vegas Boulevard and mounted the sidewalk twice at about 6:30pm local time (02:30 GMT) on Sunday evening.
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. The female driver, aged in her 20s, fled the scene but was later arrested.
"At this point we are treating this as an intentional act" said Capt Dan McGrath. She is being tested for alcohol and drugs.
The homicide officer said the suspect was a woman in her twenties. A three-year-old child was found unhurt inside the car when police tracked it down.
"I expect her to be charged in the next few hours," he added. "At this point we are treating this as an intentional act," said Capt Dan McGrath of the Las Vegas police.
Earlier, another police captain told reporters it was not an act of terrorism.Earlier, another police captain told reporters it was not an act of terrorism.
Police say the driver is being tested for alcohol and drugs. Witnesses say those hit by the car include children. The person killed was an adult but witnesses say those hit by the car also include children.
Seven people were in a critical condition, according to officials.
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.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."It was just massacring people," Justin Cochrane told the Associated Press news agency.
Another witness said she saw victims "flying through the air."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 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.The city's famed Strip has been closed and sealed off as police investigate.
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