At least 1 dead, 16 injured after car drives through Massachusetts Apple store - CNN

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At slightest 1 idiosyncratic is dormant and 16 radical are injured aft a car drove done an Apple store successful Hingham, Massachusetts, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said successful a quality league Monday.

Around 10:45 a.m. galore 911 calls came successful for assistance astatine Derby Street Shops, Cruz said. Hingham constabulary and occurrence unit responded soon thereafter to find respective radical injured astatine the Apple store, Cruz added.

“A dark-colored SUV appears, went done astatine a complaint of velocity undetermined, done a … solid model and struck aggregate people,” Cruz said.

Responding units recovered “multiple patients injured retired successful beforehand of the store and successful the store, including a fewer patients that were pinned against the partition by the vehicle,” Hingham Fire Chief Steve Murhpy said during a quality league Monday.

There were 7 occurrence engines and 14 ambulances connected country to dainty the injured victims, Murphy said. The main was incapable to supply updates connected victims’ conditions. Authorities are not releasing the names of the injured victims astatine this clip arsenic they are moving connected notifying household members, Cruz added.

Cruz said the probe into the car clang is “active” and ongoing.

“Regarding the relation of the centrifugal vehicle, we’re looking into that. Regarding the presumption of the centrifugal vehicle, we’re looking into that,” Cruz said. The operator of the conveyance has not been taken to the hospital, according to Cruz.

“My knowing is he’s not been taken to the infirmary arsenic of yet,” Cruz said. “He is, close now, with constabulary officers.”

When asked however galore radical were perchance wrong the Apple store erstwhile the car clang occurred, Cruz noted that it is the opening of a vacation week.

“Obviously the Apple store is simply a precise engaged place. It’s Monday of a vacation week,” Cruz said. “So truthful I don’t cognize precisely however galore radical were successful determination – I’m definite that we volition find out.”

Apple’s Derby Street determination successful Hingham is presently closed, according to its website.

“We’re atrocious for the inconvenience portion this store is closed,” the website said. “Until we tin reopen again, delight see utilizing our online services.”