A motorist said he lost control of his car as it drove onto the crowded seaside promenade along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro injuring 15, police said. Brazilian military police said in a statement there was no indication that the incident was a terrorist attack. Firefighter gives the first aid to a man that was hurt in the incident (Silvia Izquierdo/AP)Police have arrested the driver, who told them he had not been drinking but had lost control of his car. The promenade along Copacabana beach was crowded with people on the hot summer night when the car jumped over the kerb. The car stopped in the sand after it apparently crossed the wide pavement that runs between the beach and a busy road.

Source: Daily Mail January 19, 2018 03:33 UTC