A taxi plowed into a crowd in Moscow that were apparently fans of the World Cup from Mexico.
And there’s video of the terrible moment:
Наезд такси в Москве.. жесть какая-то. pic.twitter.com/09XTwbZNPw
— Борисыч (@Borisich_glass) June 16, 2018
Here’s another video showing the guy trying to get away:
Drunk taxi driver plowed into crowd of fans, tried to run away but was caught by stand byers. One Mexican in critical condition in the hospital pic.twitter.com/tb8A1m6ckB
— English Russia (@EnglishRussia1) June 16, 2018
Moscow police said very early on that it was an accident:
Moscow police says a driver likely lost control of a taxi and that eight people were injured after it reportedly ran into a crowd in central Moscow
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) June 16, 2018
I’m not sure you can tell just from the video if it’s intentional or not. Not sure I would trust Russian officials either.
On scene where taxi hit pedestrians in central Moscow. Car already being cleared away #moscow #Worldcup2018Russia pic.twitter.com/g8pJV3vdGQ
— Christopher Brennan (@CKozalBrennan) June 16, 2018
More from Reuters:
Two Mexican women are in a stable condition after a taxi ran into a crowd of people in the Russian capital on Saturday, the Mexican embassy in Moscow said on Twitter.
The embassy said the women had been lightly injured and were receiving consular assistance.
Thankfully it doesn’t sound critical.