Overview
- Families were gathering in Schoelcher Square in Sainte-Anne for Christmas festivities when a vehicle struck the crowd.
- Officials and local reports now state 19 people were injured, including several children, and none are in critical condition.
- Earlier claims of 10 fatalities circulated widely online and in some reports, but authorities have refuted those numbers.
- Emergency services responded in large numbers and the mayor activated a crisis unit to support victims and families.
- The driver, a man in his forties, remains in custody as investigators examine possible factors, with witness accounts of a medical episode unconfirmed.