A 62-year-old man killed 35 people and left a balance of 40 injured in Chinaafter using your car as a weapon to run them over. The victims were pedestrians who were exercising in a sports center in the city of Zhuhai.
According to the authorities, the driver fled but he did not succeed, since he was arrested while trying wounding oneself with a knife. “They immediately detained him and sent him to a hospital for treatment,” the officers explained.
The episode took place on Monday night, and coincided with a key moment for that city, since at the same time The largest fair for the civil and military aerospace sector in the country is taking place. The place is located near the autonomous regions of Macau and Hong Kong.
Police were able to identify the man by his last name: Fan. According to the official statement from the authorities, a total of 75 people were run over.
Police also confirmed that Fan threw “a small SUV through the door and forced his way into the city’s sports center, attacking people who were exercising in the internal streets of the enclosure”.
“At the moment, is in a coma due to self-inflicted wounds to his neck and other parts of his neck, and is unable to submit to interrogation,” he added.
How are the injured?
According to hospital reports, Shang Chong Hospital in Zhuhai announced that they had received some people with minor injuries and most left after treatment.
For his part, the Zhuhai People’s Hospital reported that they received the wounded, but did not offer a detailed number of victims.
Finally, calls to Xiangzhou District People’s Hospital and to Zhuhai Third People’s Hospital They were not attended to.
Different videos showed the consequences, from a firefighter performing CPR on a personwhile people were told to leave the place, to the total fatal consequences it left.
For its part, the center will remain completely closed until further notice. Most likely, a police investigation will be carried out.
The images left by the brutal incident
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