10 dead as man drives truck into New Year crowd in New Orleans
[Bangkok Post] - 01/1/2025
NEW ORLEANS - A man hellbent on creating carnage drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35.
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