At least 35 people have been killed and 43 more injured after a vehicle ploughed into a crowd of people exercising outside a facility in Zhuhai, China, on Monday night, according to officials.
A 62-year-old female vehicle, surnamed Fan, is alleged to have driven a little SUV through a hurdle and into Zhuhai Sports Centre, hitting several citizens, local police said in a statement.
He was arrested while trying to flee, authorities said, and is now in a coma as a result of self-inflicted scars.
According to their preliminary findings, Fan’s conflict with the result of a home settlement following his divorce was the catalyst for the incident.
According to his sleep, he is unable to be questioned by the government.
Some footage also available online shows several people lying on the ground and receiving medical attention from paramedics and bystanders, but the majority of the video posted by eyewitnesses has since been removed from Chinese social media.
At least six groups of people had gathered at the venue for their ordinary excursions when the incident occurred, according to an eyewitness, Mr. Chen, who was a witness for Caixin.
The organizations use a designated strolling route that traces the club’s boundary.
When a vehicle immediately charged toward them at high speed, “knocking over many people,” Mr. Chen claimed his team had just completed its third chest around the stadium.
” It drove in a circle, and people were hurt in all regions of the running trail- west, north, east, and north”, another witness told Caixin.
The outlet reported that some older people, as well as teens and children, were among the injured.
Despite the city’s increased surveillance, which hosts a significant civil and military airshow, the incident occurred.
It is unclear whether the incident was linked to the high-profile Airshow China, which started on Tuesday at a venue just 40km ( 24 miles ) away from the stadium. Best Russian established Sergei Shoigu is expected to attend the show, where China will display its most recent warplanes and assault drones.
The activities center’s administration said on Tuesday that many entrances and exits have been made closed during the airshow to help” control.”
Studies into the situation, as well as treatment of the wounded, are continuing.
In recent months, there have been numerous aggressive attacks on Chinese citizens.
In September, a man went on a stabbing spree at a supermarket in Shanghai, killing three people and injuring several others.
In that same month, a 10-year-old Japanese student died a day after he was stabbed near his school in southern China.