NEW ORLEANS (CBSNews) — Police say a number of people were injured when a vehicle plowed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans.
Police say that number has increased to 28 injured as the investigation continues, CBS affiliate WWL-TV reports. New Orleans police are investigating.
Police Chief Michael Harrison says one person in custody and that he is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. A New Orleans police spokesperson told CBS News the incident was not related to terrorism.
The Department of Justice confirmed to CBS News that they saw no link to terrorism.
Harrison says that 21 people were hospitalized after the crash with five victims in guarded condition.
The ages of those injured ranges from three-years-old to 30s, CBS affiliate WWL-TV reports.
Seven others declined to be hospitalized.
Witnesses told WWL-TV that a truck was traveling down the open lanes of Carrollton Avenue headed toward city park when it veered left and traveled toward the neutral ground of Orleans Avenue.
The crash was reported Saturday (Feb. 25) at about 6:45 p.m.