14 hurt after car hits crowd at French kite festival

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 24, 2023 12:06 am

(UPDATE) LILLE, France: Ten people were injured, four seriously, after a car drove into a crowd at an international kite-flying festival in northern France on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), local officials said.

Initial reports suggested that the elderly driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed into pedestrians, authorities in Pas-de-Calais said.

A man lies down on the beach with his son as people fly kites during the 35th International Kite Festival at the beach of Berck-sur-Mer, northern France, on April 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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