Car Rams Into Crowd in Tel Aviv, at Least 5 Injured - Reports

A car rammed into crowd in Tel Aviv, at least five people are injured, local media report. The incident happened one hour before Donald Trump's arrival.

"Allegedly the premeditated car ramming occurred on Yafo Street in Tel Aviv. At least 5-6 people are injured," Channel 10 reported.

MDA EMTs and paramedics are on the scene in Tel Aviv treating & evacuating people hit by vehicle on Jaffa Road & corner of Nachlat Benyamin pic.twitter.com/zGPDbKodIG

— Magen David Adom (@Mdais) 22 мая 2017 г.

#MagenDavidAdom on the scene in #TelAviv, patients have been evacuated to Inchilov #hospital #EMS #Emergency #Medicine #Israel #MDA #Rescue pic.twitter.com/qMX4gTpGio

— Magen David Adom (@Mdais) 22 мая 2017 г.

Emergency services confirm the information about the incident. Based on a preliminary investigation, police described it as a traffic accident and not an attack.

@Mdais says one injured in #TelAviv car accident in severe condition and three in mild condition. pic.twitter.com/tj7tcuwDAy

— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) 22 мая 2017 г.

The incident occurred one hour before the arrival of US President Donald Trump in Israel.