Van carrying gas canisters injures 18 in Shanghai crash

SHANGHAI — A minivan carrying gas canisters plowed into ... Friday's accident occurred just as British Prime Minister Theresa May was speaking at a business event in the city. May's speech was at a forum in the Lujiazui district on the opposite side ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Police believe Shanghai crash was accidental

Shanghai police say a minivan crash downtown is believed to be an accident and not an attack and say the driver was smoking while transporting gas tanks through the heart of the Chinese financial hub. Eighteen people were sent to hospitals for treatment ... ( read original story ...)

Van strikes people in Shanghai crash police say was an accident

... 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 ... ( read original story ...)

Van strikes people in Shanghai crash police say was accident

The crash was caused by a 40-year old man surnamed Chen who accidentally ignited the gas he was transporting, according to Shanghai police, who appeared to dismiss fear the crash could have been an attack in the heart of the Chinese financial hub. ( read original story ...)

Shanghai van hits 18 pedestrians outside Starbucks

A van has ploughed into pedestrians outside a Starbucks cafe in central Shanghai, Chinese state media report. At least 18 people have been injured, three of them seriously, say local authorities. The cause of the incident is still being investigated. ( read original story ...)

Shanghai Van Attack Reports at People’s Square

pic.twitter.com/jhTaIYWFnd — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) February 2, 2018 “Chinese state media reported 18 people were hospitalized after SUV plows into pedestrians in downtown Shanghai,” Pix 11 TV in New York reported. People’s Square is ... ( read original story ...)