At Least 12 Injured at New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade After Vehicle Plows into Crowd

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A school bus crashed in Mesquite, Texas, on Wednesday. Newsweek

A vehicle plowed into a crowd watching a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans on Saturday, critically injuring at least 12 people, police told local media.

The number of people injured during the Krewe of Endymion parade could increase, according to a report in NOLA.com.

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