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Waukesha and 6 other tragic road accidents in recent years

2021-11-22T14:46:45.291Z


The horror that was experienced this Sunday in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where a truck ran over people who were participating in a Christmas parade, adds to a tragic list of road accidents or car attacks in recent years.


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The horror that was lived this Sunday in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where a truck ran over people who were participating in a Christmas parade, adds to a tragic list of road accidents or car attacks in recent years.

Here are some of the assault cases that have occurred in recent years.

Waukesha, United States

Driver runs over several people in a parade in Wisconsin 2:43

Witnesses have described how the events happened this Sunday in Wisconsin, where at least 5 people died and more than 40 were injured.

A red pickup truck went through a series of barricades and hurtled into the route of a Christmas parade on Main Street in Waukesha around 4:39 p.m. local time.

Authorities say they have recovered the alleged vehicle that hit the victims and have a "person of interest" in custody.

  • Multiple casualties after van struck during Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin

New York, USA

This is the truck used in the hit in New York 0:55

On October 31, 2017, a pickup truck ran over several people near the World Trade Center in New York.

After entering a bicycle lane, the vehicle left 8 people dead and almost a dozen injured.

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The authorities classified the incident as a terrorist act, after they found a note in Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov's truck claiming that the attack had been in the name of ISIS.

  • Five of the eight killed in a "terrorist act" in New York were Argentines

Barcelona, ​​Spain

Barcelona's death road 3:16

On August 17, 2017, a van rammed a crowd of people walking along the pedestrian crossing of La Rambla in Barcelona.

Fifteen people died and more than 100 were injured in what police described as a terrorist attack.

The ISIS media arm said the Barcelona attackers were "soldiers of the Islamic State", although it did not explicitly attribute the attack.

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Charlottesville, United States

Car crashes into a crowd in Charlottesville 1:07

On August 12, 2017, a woman died after a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of counter-protesters who opposed the white supremacist protests called in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the United States.

The driver was later arrested.

  • Charlottesville Victim: I didn't feel protected by the police

London England

Several victims hit pedestrians in London 8:00

On March 22, 2017, a car crossed Westminster Bridge in London, England, hitting several people and three policemen.

Later, a gunman continued the attack with a knife while trying to enter the British Parliament.

Eight people died and two dozen were injured in the run over.

  • The world rejects the terrorist attack in London


Nice, France

The exact moment of the lorry's onslaught in Nice

On July 14, 2016, a man rammed his vehicle into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, the anniversary of the French Revolution.

It was one of the deadliest road accidents, with 84 people killed and dozens injured.

Amaq, the Islamic State-affiliated media agency, released a statement saying the Nice attacker was an ISIS "soldier."

  • ISIS claims that the Nice attack is the work of one of its "soldiers"

Berlin Germany

Images of the Christmas market hit by a truck in Berlin 0:51

On December 19, 2016, a truck passed through a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others.

Then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the attack was a "terrorist" act.

Source: cnnespanol

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