NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — An elderly man drove his station wagon into a crowd at a summer festival, injuring 27 people, city officials said.
Mayor Elizabeth Sabilia said two people had serious injuries. The rest were non-life-threatening injuries.
The accident happened about 3:30 p.m. near the Amtrak station during the city's Sailfest summer festival. Sabilia said the motorist was driving across the tracks to get to the Fishers Island ferry when his car struck a pedestrian.
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"He panicked," she said. The car then lurched through the crowd, which witnesses said was about four or five people deep.