A “massive crash” is being reported in Barcelona where a van has ploughed into a crowd of “dozens of people” in the city’s center, at the Rambla de Catalunya, Spain’s La Vanguardia newspaper reports.
From Reuters:
- BARCELONA POLICE CONFIRM THAT A “MASSIVE CRASH” FROM A VAN HAS OCCURRED IN THE CITY CENTRE
- BARCELONA POLICE SAY ON TWITTER THERE ARE SEVERAL INJURED FROM VAN CRASH IN CITY CENTRE
- CATALAN EMERGENCY SERVICES SAY ON TWITTER THERE IS AN INCIDENT ON PLACA CATALUNYA, PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID GOING TO AREA
As Vanguardia adds citing several sources, the driver appears to have run over a dozen people. The local police reported that there are “several injured”, without giving further details. Local emergency services say that police forces have evacuated the area, while several ambulances are attending to the injured.
Police in Barcelona say there has been a “massive crash” involving a van in the city centre and say several people have been injured
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) August 17, 2017
ÚLTIMA HORA Una furgoneta atropella desenes de persones a la Rambla de Barcelona https://t.co/BP4lTVHGNd http://pic.twitter.com/aOzsNDBkrf
— Diari ARA (@diariARA) August 17, 2017
BREAKING: Truck plows into pedestrians in Ramblas, Barcelona. Many injured, unconfirmed deaths. http://pic.twitter.com/UgxqSLRvqU
— Breaking News (@News_Update247) August 17, 2017
Estampida ahora mismo en El Corte Inglés de Plaza Catalunya en Barcelona http://pic.twitter.com/72LLRmJjRk
— Jordi Perez Colome (@jordipc) August 17, 2017
Una furgoneta atropella a una multitud de personas en las Ramblas de Barcelona. En desarrollo http://pic.twitter.com/f89OZtKPBz
— Francisco Camacho (@camachosoft) August 17, 2017
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IMPORTANT x incident zona Plaça Catalunya evitin sortir al carrer
Eviten salir a la calle zona plaza Catalunya por incidente grave— EmergènciesCatalunya (@emergenciescat) August 17, 2017
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