Truck strikes pedestrians, vehicle in San Francisco, injuring seven

 

(Reuters) - At least seven people suffered injuries when a truck hit pedestrians and another vehicle in San Francisco on Monday, an incident that police said was not related to terrorism, authorities and local media reported.

 

ABC7 television reported that a box truck had made an illegal left turn when it struck two pedestrians, a parked car and a Mazda sedan with a family of five inside it.

 

The San Francisco Fire Department said on Twitter that one pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries and another was seriously injured. The family in the car suffered minor injuries, the department said.

 

Police Officer Grace Gatpandan said there was no indication the incident was a terrorist attack, the San Jose Mercury News reported. Police did not respond to a request for comment.

 

An Uzbek immigrant has been charged with killing eight people in New York in a November truck attack that authorities called an act of terrorism. Similar attacks in Europe have killed scores.

 

(Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington; Editing by Peter Cooney)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-01-02

Well, since it's CA. maybe they'll all just get together and give the driver a group hug.

3 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

Well, since it's CA. maybe they'll all just get together and give the driver a group hug.

Whereas if it was Texas, maybe they'd all get together and organize a lynch mob.

2 minutes ago, ilostmypassword said:

Whereas if it was Texas, maybe they'd all get together and organize a lynch mob.

Which is why CA is referred to as the granola state. Full of fruits and nuts where as the state motto of TX is "Don't Mess With TX".

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