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Baby killed as car drives into crowd near Rio's Copacabana beach

Baby killed

January 19, 2018 | 11:29 AM
Paramedics help the injured after a vehicle ran over people at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro,
A baby was killed and at least 15 other people were injured when a car struck a crowd near Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro late on Thursday, according to media reports.The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, police said. There were no indications of a terrorist attack, the Rio military police said on Twitter.The 41-year-old driver said he had an epileptic fit at the wheel, the O Globo news portal reported. Two children and an Australian tourist were among those injured.
January 19, 2018 | 11:29 AM