Parade Spectators Killed As Vehicle Hits Crowd

Three people have died and 34 have been injured after a vehicle ploughed into spectators at a homecoming parade in Oklahoma.

Police said a saloon car driven by a woman hit an unoccupied police motorcycle and then careered into a crowd in Stillwater.

The group were among those who had gathered for the Oklahoma State University football homecoming parade.

Adacia Chambers is suspected to have been driving under the influence

Stillwater police Captain Kyle Gibbs said the driver has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

She has been named as Adacia Chambers, 25.

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Dave Kapple from Houston told the Stillwater News Press that he and his son were about 10ft away when the crash happened

He said: "We heard somebody scream, 'Look out!.' (He) ploughed through a police motorcycle, and then a crowd of people.

"People were flying everywhere."

Konda Walker, from Anchorage, Alaska, was also nearby.

She told the News Press: "At first we thought it was part of the show. People were flying 30ft into the air like rag dolls."

Geoff Haxton, who went to the parade with his children, said: "I just saw smoke and saw the panic in people's faces as they ran away from the scene."

Aerial footage showed that the crash scene was at an cross roads, about five blocks from the football stadium.

Oklahoma State University's football game against Kansas went ahead as scheduled after the incident, with a moment of silence for the victims held before kickoff.

The flag was lowered to half-mast at Boone Pickens Stadium and most of the Oklahoma State players knelt in prayer by the OSU sideline before the game began.

Officials had considered postponing the game in the wake of the fatal crash.

The university posted on Twitter: "Oklahoma State University is saddened by the tragic parade incident earlier this morning. Our thoughts & prayers are with those affected."

Oklahoma State's homecoming parade is one of the most widely known in the US, with thousands of alumni returning to Stillwater every year to celebrate the institution's traditions.