Witnesses described a crazy scene and intimate conversation into dozens of a small mountain town of Virginia parade procession after the hike, the old man's driver. Investigators to find the driver whether to suffer before medical emergency accident.
About 50 to 60 people from superficial injury-plagued key, but no reports of death. The worst three injured taken to a local hospital by a helicopter flight. Their conditions are immediately available.
Another 12 to 15 victims by ambulance to a hospital, the rest at the scene, some medical workers and other first reaction to participate in the parade.
Around 2 PM 10 in hiking trails day festival, an annual celebration on the Appalachian trail HangYao near Damascus, one and a half hour's drive east of Bristol, Tennessee.
Damascus, the police chief, bill Nunley didn't release the driver's name or age, but he said that he marched, and in the past he had walked through the Appalachian trail. Some witnesses described him as an old man.
Nunley said, this man's 1997 Cadillac vehicles from the end of the parade and the driver may have suffered from an unspecified medical problems, when his car accelerate to about 25 miles and a double bridge along the town's main roads in attack. The driver to the hospital.
"Is under investigation, can be placed to collect fees, Nunley said."
Rudolph "chip" west 64 Minoa, NY, told the news - the Shamokin newspaper, Pennsylvania, he heard shouted "aside", turned around and looking for a car was coming toward him. He jumped on the hood, and near the base of the windshield wiper of the gap. He said, the driver has a blank stare on his face.
"I bet, you know, people never realize that somebody in his hood, chi said."
Chi says, he's in his lap, but have a bump, otherwise OK. He said, adding that his wife, Susan, 63 years old, almost hit.
Parker, Amanda, who is with her children to watch the parade, ran to the car, where she and other people get on the car out of the car lift those fixed below.
"We just put our hands on, we just remove the car," she said.
Hiker Keith neumann, from south Carolina, said that he is part of the speculation around automobile group. They pushed the car to release a woman trapped behind car, and it fell on the ground, to ensure that no people were trapped.
"Is there a single hero, we are talking about everyone jump of collective effort," he said.
Nunley led police, firefighters, nurses and hiking tend to victims, including a volunteer fireman plunged into auto shut down ignition to act quickly. Fireman, his name was not released, suffered minor injuries.
The mayor jack McCrady encouraged people to come out on Sunday, the last day of the holiday.
"In the 27 years, we've never anything on this scale, it is our job, to make sure it won't happen again," he said.
McCrady said, endowment fund is set to help the injured, some of them have no health insurance.
"We want to ensure that they do not suffer a bigger loss, than they already have," he said.



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