Five killed and five injured after car rams into crowd in Liaoning Province

A man crashed his car into a crowd in northeast China’s Liaoning province, killing at least five persons on Sunday according to officials.

The man drove his black sedan into the crowd of people crossing a street in the city of Dalian at midnight on Saturday and escaped from the scene, the city’s public security bureau said.

Four died at the scene and another individual died in hospital. Five others, who sustained injuries, are being treated in hospital.

The driver surnamed Liu has been arrested.

Following identification and examination, the investigation found that Liu was not driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, raising suspicion that it could be a intentional act to harm people.

Incidents of random attacks on civilians by disgruntled persons have become common in the country in last few years.