“I felt prefer it was an earthquake, the automobile got here crashing over, touring at 70 to 80kmh, very quick,” he stated.
“We have been strolling ahead and did not count on the automobile to come back from behind.”
Chen escaped from the automobile by leaping into the bushes alongside the monitor, however most of his companions have been nearer to the middle of the group, in his normal place, and didn’t have time to get out of the best way.
“I nonetheless do not perceive how he ran in,” Chen added, saying autos aren’t allowed in that space.
He stated greater than 40 members of his train group have been current on the time and 11 of them had been killed, with two nonetheless lacking.
The victims included individuals of all ages and from completely different walks of life, Chen stated.
The authorities haven’t launched the record of victims.
Videos and pictures circulating on social media since Monday night confirmed that among the many victims there have been additionally individuals who weren’t utilizing the gymnastics ground on the time.
“I do not perceive why anybody would wish to kill so many individuals,” Chen stated.
Another resident surnamed Lai described the scene of the assault as “terrifying” and stated the incident was “actually painful”.
He had gone there as a result of he knew that his mom, who was unhurt, commonly went dancing there.
