A huge column of smoke, screams, running and moments of tension were part of the dramatic scenario that took place in a hospital in the United States, after a
car crashed into the emergency room
.
The driver was killed and at least five other people were injured.
The episode occurred this Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT) in the ward of the Austin Hospital, the capital city of the US state of Texas.
For reasons that are a matter of investigation, the car crashed into the
North Austin Medical Center in St. David,
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said.
The local police said that there was "no threat" to citizens and that the reasons for the dramatic event are being investigated.
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