WATCH Havoc, People Lying on Road After Bus Ramming in China (GRAPHIC)

The suspected assailant, who reportedly used a knife to hijack the bus, was detained by police. An array of tweets has already been published to show the consequences of the incident, which took place in the Chinese city of Longyan.

At least 5 people have been killed and 21 more injured after an unknown man hijacked a bus and drove it into a crowd of people in the Chinese city of Longyan in the coastal south-eastern Fujian province, according to local media.

The attacker, who reportedly used a knife to commandeer the bus, was detained by police.

READ MORE: Man Rams Bus Into Crowd After Hijacking it in Longyan, China (VIDEO)

A spate of tweets posted by eyewitnesses showed the consequences of the hijacking, as well as a group of police officers and bystanders trying to tackle the suspected hijacker.

Warning: These videos are graphic and may offend sensibilities

福建龙岩特大新闻，一罪犯挟持了公交车，车上杀了一个女的，然后一路撞，死了好多人……
摘 pic.twitter.com/nwlOWngESW

— 活着 (@tangyongtao1) 25 декабря 2018 г.

网传福建龙岩抢公交车撞人。转 pic.twitter.com/o5LXBvEDU6

— 曾宁 (@pZO5xK2Su74DiBW) 25 декабря 2018 г.

转：怯者愤怒，却抽刃向更弱者。
重大突发，12月25日，福建龙岩的闽FY6998公交车被一持刀歹徒劫持，沿途冲撞街道行人。
目前已有5人死亡（含1名民警）、21人受伤。从画面上看，歹徒已经被制服。
不管是什么原因，这种复仇社火上的无辜者们的行为，都不会得到同情。😠 pic.twitter.com/qJ52NSfdbb

— LUCY (@zhanglucy88) 25 декабря 2018 г.

福建龙岩公交被劫持撞人事件。（6）转 pic.twitter.com/u9bOX6w743

— 曾宁 (@pZO5xK2Su74DiBW) 25 декабря 2018 г.

【突发：公交车被劫持多人死伤】
25日下午，福建龙岩一辆公交车被一名持刀男子劫持， 从莲东路横冲直撞到登高西路， 造成至少五死二十多人受伤，死者当中包括一名民警。公安到场制服了一名疑犯。#福建#公交车#死伤严重 pic.twitter.com/ksqnYet7Jw

— 自由亚洲电台 (@RFA_Chinese) 25 декабря 2018 г.