{"id":14224,"date":"2023-11-23T03:13:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/23\/two-dead-in-vehicle-explosion-at-us-canada-border-crossing-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T03:13:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:13:52","slug":"two-dead-in-vehicle-explosion-at-us-canada-border-crossing-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/23\/two-dead-in-vehicle-explosion-at-us-canada-border-crossing-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Two dead in \u2018vehicle explosion\u2019 at US-Canada border crossing – N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New York: Two people were killed in a \u201cvehicle explosion\u201d at the US-Canada border crossing near Niagara Falls in the afternoon hours on Wednesday, CBS News reported citing sources.<\/p>\n

Four US-Canada border crossings in the region have been closed as investigators respond to the situation, it said.<\/p>\n

Two people were killed inside the vehicle that exploded, according to several law enforcement officials who verified the information to CBS News. The nationalities of the two people who died are not yet known, officials said.<\/p>\n

A senior US law enforcement official told CBS News that the car was coming from the US side. It hit the customs station and the vehicle was charred. It is not yet known why the car exploded.<\/p>\n

A senior administration official described the incident to CBS News as \u201cmore than a freak accident, but we don\u2019t yet have details.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Canadian visitor to New York, Mike Guenther, said he was walking close by when the incident happened and he noticed the vehicle speeding in the direction of the border crossing.<\/p>\n

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Two dead in \u2018vehicle explosion\u2019 at US-Canada border crossing<\/p>\n

Read @ANI<\/a> Story | https:\/\/t.co\/c1A1eab43h#US<\/a> #Vechileexplosion<\/a> #uscanadaborder<\/a> #Canada<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZOTkHDV59D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI Digital (@ani_digital) November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAnd he was flying, over 100 miles an hour. There was a car in front of him, he swerved out, went in front of the car, hit the fence, went flying up into the air \u2026 and we saw the fireball, and that\u2019s all we could see, there was just smoke everywhere,\u201d he said, according to CBS News.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the FBI Buffalo Field Office in a statement posted on social media platform X, said, \u201cThe FBI Buffalo Field Office is investigating a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge, a border crossing between the US and Canada in Niagara Falls. The FBI is coordinating with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners in this investigation. As this situation is very fluid, that\u2019s all we can say at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Good but my main concern is that the Buffalo Field Office is diverse and inclusive. <\/p>\n

\u2014 Jon DiPietro (@jondipietronh) November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Rainbow Bridge, which links Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and Niagara Falls, New York, is a well-liked tourist destination. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, and the Peace Bridge are the other border crossings in the area.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said in a statement \u201cAt my direction, the New York State Police is actively working with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force to monitor all points of entry to New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adding further, she stated that as of now, she is on her way to Buffalo to \u201cmeet with law enforcement and emergency responders,\u201d and take stock of the situation.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Bridge crossing connecting the US and Canada near Niagara Falls has been shut as the federal authorities in Buffalo, New York, have said that an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n