At least six people have been killed in New York after the driver of a truck mowed down people on a pedestrian and cycle path in Lower Manhattan.A man who emerged from the vehicle brandishing imitation guns was shot and arrested by police officers. Police urged people to avoid the area as a major emergency services operation got under way.
New York City’s mayor and governor are at the scene. US media are calling the incident a terror attack.
One eyewitness, identified as “Eugene,” told ABC Channel 7 that he saw a white pick-up truck driving fast down the cycle path alongside the West Side Highway, near Stuyvesant High School, at full speed and hitting a number of people.