Charlottesville, Virginia (CNN/AP) – Hospital official says one dead, 19 injured after car plows into a group of protesters in downtown Charlottesville.
Several pedestrians were struck Saturday in a three-vehicle crash in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Police were dispersing demonstrators from a white-nationalist and right-wing rally, the Virginia State Police said on Twitter, when the car drove into a crowd.
There are “multiple injuries,” police said.
CPD & VSP respond to 3-vehicle crash at Water & 4th streets. Several pedestrians struck. Multiple injuries. 1/2 #cvilleaug12 pic.twitter.com/DdHYdL0Uvu— VA State Police (@VSPPIO) August 12, 2017
This comes after violent clashes erupted between protestors earlier Saturday morning.
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