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By Jasmine Laws and Toby Meyjes
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At least 17 people have been injured in Los Cabos, Baja California, after a car was driven through a crowd of Mexican fans celebrating their national team's 3-0 win over Czechia in the World Cup.
According to Los Cabos City Council, the vehicle struck several people after being surrounded by a group gathered on Lázaro Cárdenas Boulevard, in Cabo San Lucas at around 9:05 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
Stills and footage of the incident in Mexican local media and shared on social media appear to show a black car accelerating forwards into a crowd. In one photo an injured person in a green jersey can be seen lying on a pavement. One video, shared by the X user @gladys_rn, shows the car then crashing into what appears to be a barrier, and part of the crowd rushing over to the vehicle.
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Confrontation, Tension and Violence
Based on the video shared by the X user, moments before the car accelerated, people in the crowd appear to surround it, and some even hit their hands against its bonnet. It also looks like some threw drinks at the vehicle. As the car then tried to push through the crowd, many can be seen scrambling to get away out of its path, with some falling to the ground around it.
Another video posted on X shows people grabbing hold of a black vehicle by its open window frames and rocking it from side to side, before the car then sharply accelerates forwards.
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Other more harrowing videos show a man lying on the floor with blood on his face, and another shows a man lying on the pavement with what appears to be blood surrounding him.
Local Council Asks Citizens To Be Cautious at Public Rallies
According to a statement from Los Cabos City Council, the incident occurred at around 9.05 p.m. on Wednesday evening on Lázaro Cardenas boulevard, in the tourist area of Cabo St. Luke.
The council said that the driver of the vehicle was "surrounded by people obstructing the passage and exerted physical pressure on his unit, performed an unseasonal acceleration maneuver, causing several pedestrians to be run over."
The council also advised that citizens to be cautious during public rallies, and to "heed to the directions of the authority and avoid behaviors that endanger their own physical integrity and those of others."
The overall circumstances of the incident have yet to be determined and the driver of the vehicle is in custody, the statement read.
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The Municipal Directorate of Civil Protection said 17 people, including the driver, were injured and being treated in local hospitals.
In a statement posted to X, the Mexican Football Federation said: "We express our solidarity with the affected people and their families, with the wish that those who were injured have a speedy recovery."
Contact Newsweek editors on this story: Toby Meyjes and Edward Pearcey.
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