SUV Hits Students Outside Changde School

A driver in an SUV crashed into pedestrians, including students, outside Yong’an Primary School in Changde, Hunan province, on Tuesday morning, injuring several individuals. The incident occurred during peak arrival times for students, and videos on social media depicted chaos as children ran for safety and bystanders attempted to subdue the driver. This event is the latest in a disturbing trend of violent attacks in China, following a deadly car ramming in Zhuhai that killed 35 people and a stabbing incident that resulted in eight deaths. The exact number of injuries from the Changde crash remains unclear, and authorities have not confirmed whether it was a deliberate act. Public discourse has intensified around the increasing frequency of such violent incidents, with social media users expressing alarm and despair over the state of society. The driver has been detained by parents and school security, although details regarding their identity or motives are still unknown.