Car crashes into dozens of pedestrians in Las Vegas

A female driver has been arrested after a car crashed into 36 pedestrians on acfootpath in Las Vegas.

The vehicle was in the northbound lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard when it drove up onto the sidewalk in front of the Paris Hotel & Casino yesterday.

It struck pedestrians including 37 people who were taken to the hospital, One person was killed, six were in critical condition, 26 injured and four were treated and released.

Lieutenant Peter Boffelli said: "This is a huge tragedy that has happened on our Strip." Clark County Fire Service said the call for help came in at 6.38pm local time and 70 emergency crew workers were sent to the scene.

The female driver left the scene. But she has since been taken into custody and is being interviewed and tested for alcohol and controlled substances. The crash in front of the Paris and Planet Hollywood hotels occurred on a busy stretch of the Las Vegas Strip across from the dancing water fountains of the Bellagio hotel-casino where visitors crowd sidewalks as they was walk from one casino to another.

The Miss Universe pageant was being held nearby at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino at the time of the crash.