Students hurt in China primary school crash as nerves fray over recent attacks

A driver in an SUV ploughed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in southern China on Tuesday, leaving several people injured, state media said, as worries spread over a spate of violent attacks in the country over the past week.

CCTV and other state media reported the SUV hit people outside a primary school in Changde city in Hunan province as students were coming in for the day.

Many were injured, CCTV reported and police said they were sent to the hospital “as soon as possible,” with none having sustained life-threatening injuries. Police did not provide a detailed number of those hurt.

The police also said a 39-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident, although it did not explain in the brief statement how the incident occurred, saying only that investigations were continuing.

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