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Van strikes people in Shanghai crash police say was accident

Police officers stand in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai on February 2, 2018, after a van caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians on a crowded pavement outside the coffee chain injuring at least 18 people, three of them seriously, authorities and witnesses said. The incident occurred in the heart of the city when crowds of residents would have been on their way to work. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELEJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
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Police officers stand in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai on February 2, after a van caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians on a crowded pavement outside the coffee chain injuring at least 18 people, three of them seriously, authorities and witnesses said.
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SHANGHAI — A minivan crashed into pedestrians on a busy sidewalk in downtown Shanghai on Friday morning in what police say they believe was an accident with the driver smoking while transporting gas tanks through the heart of the Chinese financial hub.

A total of 18 people were sent to hospitals for treatment after the crash Friday morning, with three reported to be seriously injured.
The van veered onto a sidewalk and burst into flames around 9 a.m. near People’s Park, the Shanghai government said.
Local media reported the vehicle was carrying six people and several tanks of gas.

Videos on social media showed injured people lying on the pavement next to a Starbucks cafe.

The crash occurred around the time British Prime Minister Theresa May was delivering a speech at a business event in Shanghai.

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