An undetermined number of people were injured outside a beauty pageant in Las Vegas on Sunday evening (local time) after a driver ploughed into pedestrians.
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Danita Cohen, spokeswoman for University Medical Center in Las Vegas, says the crash victims were brought to its trauma center. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department provided only a brief statement and could not be reached immediately.
There are reports that as many as 30 people were transported to the hospital after a auto ran up onto the sidewalk on Las Vegas Boulevard.
It’s still not clear whether the incident, which occurred in front of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, was an accident or premeditated.
Police warned people to avoid the area and said the strip had been closed to traffic in the vicinity.
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A section of the Las Vegas Strip was closed Sunday night as a crash that resulted in multiple injuries was being investigated.
