A major accident has happened in New Orleans, USA on the first day of the new year. According to information, a truck rammed into a crowd in New Orleans, in which at least 10 people are reported dead. Officials have confirmed the incident.

Truck hits crowd

At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Wednesday morning, news agency Reuters reported, citing a city government agency.

The driver opened fire on people

Initially, no other information is immediately available about this accident. However, earlier CBS News quoted witnesses as saying that a truck entered the crowd at a high speed, after which the driver got out and started firing from a gun. It is said that after the driver fired, the police also fired back.

Police said this about the incident

Regarding this incident, a New Orleans Police Department spokesman told CBS News that initial reports indicate that a car may have hit a group of people. Injuries are not known, but some people are reported to have been killed." The police department did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.