Car drives into crowd at Copacabana Beach in Rio; 11 hurt

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Silvia Izquierdo / AP

Firefighters give the first aid to people that were hurt after a car drove into the crowded seaside boardwalk along Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Military police said on Twitter that at least 11 people were injured and that the driver has been taken into custody.

Thu, Jan 18, 2018 (6:05 p.m.)

RIO DE JANEIRO — A car has driven onto the crowded seaside boardwalk along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, and Brazilian authorities say at least 11 people have been injured.

The Twitter account of Brazil's military police force reports the number of injured and says the driver in Thursday night's incident has been taken into custody.

A witness reports seeing at least one child among the injured.

The car stopped in the sand after it apparently crossed the wide sidewalk that runs between the beach and a busy road. Several people were knocked down and lying on the ground.

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