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| Five killed as car hits schoolchildren in north-east China | Five killed as car hits schoolchildren in north-east China |
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| Five people have been killed and 18 injured in north-eastern China after a car collided with a crowd of children outside a primary school, state media reported. | Five people have been killed and 18 injured in north-eastern China after a car collided with a crowd of children outside a primary school, state media reported. |
| The driver was taken into custody after the crash at around noon in the coastal city of Huludao in Liaoning province, CCTV said. | The driver was taken into custody after the crash at around noon in the coastal city of Huludao in Liaoning province, CCTV said. |
| Eighteen people were treated in hospital, the reports said, and the cause of the crash was under investigation. | Eighteen people were treated in hospital, the reports said, and the cause of the crash was under investigation. |
| Security camera footage shows a line of children crossing the street in front of their school when a car approaches, changes lanes and swerves into the children. | Security camera footage shows a line of children crossing the street in front of their school when a car approaches, changes lanes and swerves into the children. |
| It is not known if the incident was a deliberate attack. | It is not known if the incident was a deliberate attack. |
| Last month, a man drove a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians in the eastern city of Ningbo, killing two people and wounding 16. | Last month, a man drove a vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians in the eastern city of Ningbo, killing two people and wounding 16. |
| In September, 11 people were killed and 44 injured when a man drove a vehicle deliberately into people at a plaza in the central province of Hunan before jumping out and attacking victims with a dagger and shovel. | In September, 11 people were killed and 44 injured when a man drove a vehicle deliberately into people at a plaza in the central province of Hunan before jumping out and attacking victims with a dagger and shovel. |
| Other deadly attacks have occurred at schools, including several in 2010 in which nearly 20 children were killed, prompting a response from top government officials and leading many schools to increase security. | Other deadly attacks have occurred at schools, including several in 2010 in which nearly 20 children were killed, prompting a response from top government officials and leading many schools to increase security. |
| In June, a man used a kitchen knife to attack three boys and a mother near a school in Shanghai, killing two of the children. Last year, police said a man set off an explosion at the front gate of a kindergarten in eastern China, which struck as relatives gathered to pick up their children at the end of the day, killing eight people. | In June, a man used a kitchen knife to attack three boys and a mother near a school in Shanghai, killing two of the children. Last year, police said a man set off an explosion at the front gate of a kindergarten in eastern China, which struck as relatives gathered to pick up their children at the end of the day, killing eight people. |
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