Out-of-control truck crashes into Washington, DC fireworks stand, killing 2

The truck plowed into the fireworks stand after the motive force ran a purple mild on Minnesota Avenue on July 2, 2022.
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Two folks had been killed when an out-of-control pickup truck plowed right into a fireworks stand in Washington, DC on Saturday afternoon, cops mentioned.

The catastrophe occurred on Minnesota Avenue within the Higher Central Northeast neighborhood after 5:30 p.m., police mentioned at a information convention.

The pickup truck was heading north and ran a purple mild earlier than crashing into a person on a motorcycle and careening into the roadside fireworks stand and its attendant, in keeping with cops. Each the bike owner and attendant had been killed.

Police officers report the motive force of the car suffered a medical emergency on the time of the crash.

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“At this level, preliminarily, we imagine the motive force was affected by some form of medical emergency, however we’re nonetheless investigating,” mentioned Metropolitan Police Division Assistant Chief Wilfredo Manlapaz.

The driving force and a passenger had been being evaluated at an area hospital, officers mentioned.