At least one person has died and more than 36 have been hurt after a car ran into a group of pedestrians on the bustling Las Vegas Strip Sunday, police said, adding the driver was in custody.
CNN , citing fire officials, reported that seven people were in critical condition and that it was still unclear if the incident was an accident or intentional.
Local media outlet 8 News NOW reported that the driver was a woman and that the crash occurred shortly after 6:30 pm local time between Planet Hollywood, where the Miss Universe pageant took place, and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.
Cars were being diverted near the Paris Las Vegas hotel, where the Strip was shut down as first responders rushed to the chaotic scene, according to CNN .