About 30 people were injured in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday when a truck plowed into a crowd that had gathered for an event.
The Associated Press quoted local authorities and media as saying many of the injured were children.
Video shows what appears to be a driverless truck rolling down a slope and running into the crowd before hitting a tent and stopping.
People at the site had gathered for a contest to recite poetry.
The Associated Press quoted local authorities and media as saying many of the injured were children.
Video shows what appears to be a driverless truck rolling down a slope and running into the crowd before hitting a tent and stopping.
People at the site had gathered for a contest to recite poetry.
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30 people injured in Kyrgyzstan after truck runs into crowd during poetry recitation event. Many children among the injured. Incident captured on video showing driverless truck rolling down slope and hitting crowd before stopping at tent. Local authorities confirm incident via AP report.
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ID: 764b2ee2-8875-4c25-99f0-4eb4857fae0a
Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240504_14/
Date: May 4, 2024
Created: 2024/05/05 06:30
Updated: 2025/12/08 14:25
Last Read: 2024/05/06 11:53