Tanker drives into crowd in Minneapolis

The Minnesota State Patrol informed on Monday that a tanker driver drove into a crowd demonstrating on a freeway near downtown Minneapolis. They informed that the truck driver was injured and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Minnesota: Officials in Minnesota say no protesters appear to have been hit after a semitrailer drove into a crowd demonstrating on a freeway near downtown Minneapolis.

The Minnesota State Patrol said in a tweet that the action appeared deliberate.

• Very disturbing actions by a truck driver on I-35W, inciting a crowd of peaceful demonstrators. The truck driver was injured & taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is under arrest. It doesn’t appear any protesters were hit by the truck. #MACCMN

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  Very disturbing actions by a truck driver on I-35W, inciting a crowd of peaceful demonstrators. The truck driver was injured & taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is under arrest. It doesn’t appear any protesters were hit by the truck. #MACCMN

  — MnDPS_DPS (@MnDPS_DPS) May 31, 2020

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  Very disturbing actions by a truck driver on I-35W, inciting a crowd of peaceful demonstrators. The truck driver was injured & taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is under arrest. It doesn’t appear any protesters were hit by the truck. #MACCMN

  — MnDPS_DPS (@MnDPS_DPS) May 31, 2020

The patrol said the driver was injured and taken to a hospital with non life threatening injuries.

It wasn't clear how the driver was hurt.

Footage showed protesters swarming the truck, and then law enforcement quickly moving in.

Other footage showed the tanker truck moving rapidly onto the bridge and protesters appearing to part ahead of it.

The protesters were demonstrating against the death of George Floyd.

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AP