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Car crashes into crowd protesting against white supremacists march in Virginia

Published 20:45 12 Aug 2017 BST

Rory Cashin
Car crashes into crowd protesting against white supremacists march in Virginia

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The situation in Charlottesville has continued to deteriorate throughout the day.

On Saturday, a "Unite the Right" march took place in Charlottesville, Virginia. Following early reports of violence between white supremacists and peaceful protesters, a state of emergency was declared in the area, but even that did nothing to stem the issue. Some of the people present were recording the protest when a car suddenly rammed into the crowd, causing a multi-vehicle accident, before reversing and rapidly speeding away. There has been no confirmation of the number of people injured in the incident, or the extent of those injuries. WARNING: viewer discretion is advised for the following footage. https://twitter.com/brennanmgilmore/status/896434516260212737 Others have taken to Twitter to report further escalations in the area, including how the local authorities are attempting to deal with the situation: https://twitter.com/Hector_E_Alcala/status/896394363739283456 https://twitter.com/RbtKing/status/896397499354796032 https://twitter.com/baynardwoods/status/896384688314613761   https://twitter.com/nedoliver/status/896388209004998656 More to follow...

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