Ten dead as truck drives into crowd in New Orleans

New Orleans police said on Wednesday they were responding to a mass casualty incident, including fatalities.

CBS News, citing witnesses, reported a truck had crashed into the crowd at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire.

"Initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people," a New Orleans Police Department spokesperson told CBS News.

"Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities."

with Reuters