Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Numerous children were injured by a vehicle at the gate of an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Students were arriving for classes around 8 a.m. at Yong’an Elementary School in the city of Changde when it happened.

No details were immediately available, and it wasn’t clear whether the vehicle had lost control or whether it was a deliberate attack.

Chinese schools have been subject to numerous attacks by people armed with knives or using vehicles as weapons.

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