Several people were injured this Tuesday morning after a vehicle hits a group of students and parents in front of the Primary School in the Chinese city of Changde, in the central province of Hunan, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The incident occurred early in the day, while the students were in the vicinity of the Yong’an educational center, located in the Dingcheng district, to start the school day.
Local authorities have confirmed to different media that They are investigating the incident and collecting data to determine the number affected and the severity of injuries.
The news has been spread on national platforms such as Weibo, although without images of the incident, in a new example of the intense information control in China.
However, on international networks like X, censored in the Asian giant, Videos have circulated, the authenticity of which has not been confirmed.which show a man being forcibly restrained after being pulled from a white SUV.
In the last year, the number of indiscriminate attacks against pedestrians has multiplied in the Asian country, usually carried out by attackers with a knife, although attacks against crowds have been recorded.
This accident occurs just a week after a 62-year-old man rammed his vehicle into a group of people in front of a sports center in the Chinese city of Zhuhai, leaving at least 35 dead and 43 injured before fleeing.
This latest case has intensified concerns about security in public spaces in the country.
Last year, another attack against a crowd of pedestrians also in the province of Canton left six dead and 29 injured.
The local press and Internet users usually categorize these episodes as “revenge against society” These are attacks in which the perpetrator acts against innocent people motivated by frustration due to legal, sentimental or commercial disputes.
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