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Lorry crashes into crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France Dozens feared dead after lorry crashes in crowd at Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France
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A lorry has reportedly crashed in a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in southern France. Dozens are reportedly dead after a lorry crashed in a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in southern France.
Hundreds were reported fleeing the scene after the vehicle careered into people who had gathered to celebrate the country's official independence day.Hundreds were reported fleeing the scene after the vehicle careered into people who had gathered to celebrate the country's official independence day.
The incident is believed to have happened on the Promenade des Anglais during a firework display. The incident is believed to have happened on the Promenade des Anglais at around 10:30pm local time during a firework display in what local officials are treating as an attack, French media has said.
"Many" people have been reported as injured. Nice's mayor Christian Estrosi has tweeted "tens of people" had been killed in the crash and urged people to stay indoors.
It is currently unknown whether the crash was intentional or not. There have also reportedly been exchanges of gunfire between the driver and the police.  The truck was reportedly seen "riddled with bullets" and the driver is dead.
Officials have urged residents to remain indoors, BBC reports. French media is reporting that as many as 30 people have been killed.
Local newspaper Nice Matin reports there was "a lot of blood and without doubt many injured".  The cause of the crash has not been officially confirmed but witnesses have suggested the driver knew what he was doing.
British witness Roy Calley told the BBC shots between the driver and police were fired as soon as they began to approach.
Another witness told local newspaper Nice Matin: "We were at Neptune Beach and the fireworks ended so we started to head back.
"At that moment we saw the white lorry. It was around six tonnes and going at around 60-70km per hour.
"I saw behind the wheel. The driver was decided on where he was going. It happened two metres from us. I saw people lying, I saw a child on the ground".
One image on Twitter shows dozens of people lying injured on the floor with another showing a white lorry stopped in the middle of the street with four police officers observing it from a nearby palm tree.One image on Twitter shows dozens of people lying injured on the floor with another showing a white lorry stopped in the middle of the street with four police officers observing it from a nearby palm tree.
It comes just hours after Frecnch president Francois Hollande announced the state of emergency which had been in place since the Paris attack in November would be lifted on 26 July. 
He has now announced he would be returning to Paris following the incident.
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