Mocobizscene-Two persons lost their lives in a violent car crash outside of an upstate New York entertainment venue on January 1st. A law enforcement source told ABC News that the crash is being looked at as a potential act of terrorism.
The city’s police chief, David Smith, reported that a Ford Expedition struck a Mitsubishi Outlander that was parked in the lot next to the Kodak Center in Rochester, New York, resulting in two fatalities and five injuries.
According to Smith, the collision happened on Monday, January 1, at approximately 12:50 a.m. local time, at the crosswalk, just as concertgoers were leaving the stadium.
“During a press briefing on Monday, January 1, the force of the collision caused the two vehicles to go through a group of pedestrians who were in the crosswalk, and then into two other vehicles,” stated Smith. He continued, “The crash was connected to a sizable fire that took the Rochester Fire Department over an hour to put out.
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According to the chief, the driver of the Mitsubishi Outlander was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and two occupants of the vehicle were killed in the collision. The driver of the Ford Expedition was admitted to the hospital with potentially fatal injuries, he continued.
According to Smith, three people were struck in the collision and sent to a nearby hospital; two of them had non-life-threatening injuries, while one was claimed to be in critical condition. There are no more details about the victims that the authorities have disclosed.
After putting out the fire, the police chief reported that the first responders had found at least a dozen gasoline canisters inside and around the Ford Expedition. “We are continuing to work with our federal partners, including the FBI, to learn exactly what led to this crash,” Smith stated.
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