Vehicle hits crowd at New Orleans parade

A vehicle has driven into a crowd at a Mardi Gras parade in 
the US city of New Orleans, leaving 28 people injured, some
seriously.

It hit crowds watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in
 the Mid- City district early on Saturday evening.

One person was in custody on suspicion of driving while
intoxicated, police said, and terrorism was not suspected.

The driver of the pick-up truck seemed unaware of what he had done, one eyewitness told local media.

"He was just kind of out of it,'' Kourtney McKinnis told the 
New Orleans Advocate.

Police Chief Michael Harrison said 21 people were taken 
to hospital, five in serious condition, with another seven also injured.

A police officer was among the injured, he said.

Social clubs, known as Krewes, organise different parades 
in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.