Key takeaways:
- Two fatalities and five injuries occurred in a two-vehicle collision in Rochester, New York.
- The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible terror incident after canisters of gasoline were found at the scene.
- Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
Early on New Year’s Day, a two-vehicle collision in Rochester, New York resulted in two fatalities and five injuries. The crash occurred shortly before 1 a.m. Monday as officers were directing traffic after a concert at the Kodak Center theater complex.
According to a statement from the police, a Ford Expedition struck a Mitsubishi Outlander, sending both vehicles “through a group of pedestrians that were in the crosswalk.” The collision caused an explosion and a large blaze that took the fire department more than an hour to extinguish.
The FBI is now investigating the incident as a possible terror incident after canisters of gasoline were found at the scene of the crash. Two passengers in the Outlander were killed and the driver and three other passengers were injured. The driver of the Ford Expedition was also injured.
The investigation is ongoing and no further details have been released at this time. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
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