Watch: Police update on New Orleans Bourbon Street crash as SUV plows into New Year revelers

Lucy Leeson

1 January 2025 at 7:15 am

Watch again as police gave an update on the New Orleans Bourbon Street crash that left 10 people dead during New Year’s Day celebrations.

A car plowed into a group of people on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, according to authorities. At least 30 are injured.

Witness accounts recalled a truck crashing into a crowd at high speed before the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire, CBS reported.

Multiple people were seen lying injured on the ground following the incident.

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