Authorities did not release official numbers of how many people were injured in a vehicle ramming incident in Hunan province’s Changde city. A 39-year-old man has been arrested and the incident remains “under further investigation,” according to a local police statement.
Many injured were sent to the hospital for treatment and “none were in life-threatening condition so far,” said the police report, which was released hours after the incident.
Video posted on social media and geolocated by several news sources including CNN showed dozens of panicked school children screaming and running into the schoolyard. A man’s voice could be heard yelling “quickly, quickly,” in the background.
Another video showed multiple people, including adults, lying on the road, injured. Police were seen handcuffing a man in front of a vehicle in one video. The driver of the vehicle, a white SUV, was caught by parents and school security officers and handed over to police.
Images and video circulating social media of the incident were quickly removed. Comments sections on posts related to the incidents were disabled. A third incident where a 21-year-old former student who failed his exams and couldn’t graduate went on a rampage has Chinese population concerned about public safety. In that incident the suspect stabbed eight people to death and injured 17 others.