1 killed, 16 injured after automobile crashes into Apple retailer in Massachusetts

An SUV crashed by means of the entrance window of an Apple retailer on Monday in Massachusetts, US, killing one individual and injuring 16 others.

Boston,UPDATED: Nov 22, 2022 07:10 IST

At least 16 individuals had been injured and one individual was killed after a automobile drove by means of an Apple retailer in Hingham, Massachusetts. (Image: Reuters)

By Reuters: A sports activities utility car crashed by means of the entrance window of an Apple retail retailer close to Boston on Monday earlier than coming to relaxation on the rear of the showroom, leaving no less than one individual lifeless and 16 hospitalized, authorities and native media mentioned.

The black SUV was touring at an undetermined velocity when it plowed into the shop in Hingham, Massachusetts, and struck “multiple people,” Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz mentioned at a press convention.

Sixteen individuals had been despatched to hospitals with “traumatic injuries,” he mentioned, and a prison investigation was underway.

The male driver is at the moment with cops, Cruz mentioned. Authorities haven’t launched his title, mentioned if he was injured, or given any extra element as to the reason for the incident.

After crashing by means of the window inside an hour of the shop’s opening, the 2019 Toyota 4Runner got here to relaxation behind the outlet and the driving force was extricated from the wreckage, Boston’s WCVB-TV reported.

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“You’d have to really be picking up speed to end up in the storage area at the back side of the Apple store,” Frank O’Brien, who was visiting the buying heart, instructed The Patriot Ledger newspaper.

Aerial footage of the scene confirmed the shattered window of the shop, positioned in an outside mall about 15 miles (24 km)south of downtown Boston. Emergency personnel could possibly be seen tending to injured individuals on the sidewalk.

The sufferer who died on the scene was recognized as Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey, Cruz mentioned in a information launch.

Apple, which mentioned the corporate was “devastated” by the incident, described Bradley in an announcement as “a professional who was onsite supporting recent construction” on the location.

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Nov 22, 2022