Two dead in 'vehicle explosion' at US-Canada border crossing - Punjabi News

Published on: 23 Nov 2023 at 09:23 AM

Two dead in ‘vehicle explosion’ at US-Canada border crossing

Published by: thefactnews

The Fact News Service

New York, November 23

Two people were killed in a “vehicle explosion” at the US-Canada border crossing near Niagara Falls in the afternoon hours on Wednesday, CBS News reported citing sources.

Four US-Canada border crossings in the region have been closed as investigators respond to the situation, it said.

Two people were killed inside the vehicle that exploded, according to several law enforcement officials who verified the information to CBS News. The nationalities of the two people who died are not yet known, officials said.

A senior US law enforcement official told CBS News that the car was coming from the US side. It hit the customs station and the vehicle was charred. It is not yet known why the car exploded.

A senior administration official described the incident to CBS News as “more than a freak accident, but we don’t yet have details.”
A Canadian visitor to New York, Mike Guenther, said he was walking close by when the incident happened and he noticed the vehicle speeding in the direction of the border crossing.