A truck has
crashed into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of
Nice, killing at least 60 and injuring over 100.
Horrific
images depicting men and women lying on the side of a road close to the
Promenade des Anglais appeared on social media. Videos and photographs also
showed thousands fleeing in panic following reports of loud explosions.
The scene in
Nice after a truck, plowed into crowds gathered for a firework display along
the seafront.
Fireworks were
filling the night sky as the drama unfolded, as the crowds enjoyed July 14,
which is always a bank holiday in France.
The country
is still under a State of Emergency following last year's attacks on Paris,
when almost 150 people were murdered by Islamic State and Al-Qaeda operatives.
Both groups
are well-known for driving vehicles into innocent people, prompting fears that
last night's incident could be linked to their activities.
Police and
forensic officers gather around the truck, whose windscreen was was riddled by
bullets from police.
"There
was a massive panic there must have been somewhere between 1,000 and 1,500
people on the Promenade des Anglais. There was an awful panic, people were
running everywhere. We provided a refuge for some people, mothers, children.
There were people lying on the ground who were injured or worse.
TUANDIKIE 'COMMENT YAKO' HAPA CHINI.