Car rams through crowd, abruptly ends celebrations in Mexico

A celebration of Mexico's World Cup match victory took a ​violent turn on Wednesday night after a car rammed ‌through a crowd of fans in the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas, injuring over a dozen people, Los Cabos' city hall said ​in a statement.

A total of 17 people received medical ​treatment, the statement added, including the driver, who was ⁠arrested.

Multiple visuals posted on social media, verified by Reuters, show ​a black car surrounded by a crowd of people wearing Mexico’s ​national football team shirts. The car then accelerated into the crowd, throwing people into the air before crashing into bollards.

Other videos verified by Reuters ​show the crowd pulling someone from the car and attacking ​them while multiple people lie bloody on the ground in unknown condition.

"I would ‌like ⁠to express our deepest solidarity with the people affected and their families following the unfortunate events that occurred tonight," Los Cabos' Acting Mayor Jose Manuel Larumbe said, promising to keep the ​public informed regarding ​authorities' investigations into ⁠the incident.

Located on Mexico's Baja California peninsula, Cabo San Lucas is one of Mexico's top luxury ​tourist destinations and one of the two principal ​cities ⁠within the Municipality of Los Cabos, which also includes San Jose del Cabo and the resort corridor connecting them.

Celebrations erupted across Mexico ⁠on ​Wednesday evening after Mexico beat the Czech Republic ​3-0 in their final game of the World Cup group stage.

-Reuters