France: Full view of 'crazy' truck crashing into crowd celebrating National Day in Nice

(Baonghean.vn) - On July 14, a truck crashed into a crowd gathered on thePromenadedes Anglais in Nice to attend the city's Bastille Day fireworks display, killing at least 80 people.

Video of truck crashing into crowd:

Scene in Nice Photo: Le Figaro

At around 10:45 p.m. French time (3:45 a.m. Vietnam time), on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, a white truck crashed into pedestrians.

By 11:20 p.m., the Alpes-Maritimes district authorities had announced the attack and asked residents to stay home.

According to the mayor and witnesses at the scene, there were many victims in the attack.

Video of helicopters and rescue forces at the scene:

The former mayor and current president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council, Christian Estrosi, mentioned "dozens of deaths".

Another Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional chief said the truck driver had been shot.

A large number of police and ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

Police have cordoned off the scene, Photo: Le Monde

One person injured in the attack in Nice Photo: AFP

President Francois Hollande returned to Paris at midnight and announced the crisis.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is on his way to the Promenade des Anglais.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls is currently in Beauvau Square to oversee security operations.

Currently, the Interior Ministry said that investigators are looking for accomplices and affirmed that there were no hostages in the incident.

The death toll from the attack continues to rise, with "at least 70 dead so far and this is still a very preliminary assessment".

Chu Thanh - Thuc Anh

(According to French newspaper)