Children Injured in Hunan School Car Crash

On November 19, several children were injured in a vehicle incident outside Yong'an Elementary School in Changde, Hunan province, China. Reports indicate that the crash occurred as students were arriving for classes around 8 a.m., but it remains unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate act. Disturbing social media footage showed injured individuals on the ground and children fleeing in panic. The driver of the small white SUV was reportedly subdued by parents and security guards at the scene. This incident follows a troubling trend of mass casualty attacks in China, including a recent vehicular assault in Zhuhai that claimed 35 lives and a knife attack at a vocational school that left eight dead. The Chinese government has since removed many related images from social media platforms amid tightened controls.