A tanker truck sped into a crowd of protesters blocking an interstate near downtown Minneapolis on Sunday.
In video of the incident, a large crowd on a bridge quickly parts and flees as a tanker truck barrels down at full speed on I-35, a freeway that had reportedly been closed off to car traffic.
When the driver finally comes to a stop in the middle of the road, the marchers surround the car and pull the driver out of the truck’s cab. They start punching and kicking him, video shows.
Officials later said no protesters appeared to have been hit in the terrifying incident, according to the Associated Press.
A semi-truck involved in an incident with protesters on Highway 35W is surrounded by authorities, Sunday, May 31, in St. Paul, Minn. (John Minchillo/AP)
Minnesota State Patrol described the actions of the driver as deliberate. The driver was injured and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, but there was no information regarding how the driver was hurt.
The incident occurred during another day of protests in the city over the police killing of George Floyd last week.
Authorities stand near a large truck on a bridge, Sunday, May 31. (Julio Cortez/AP)
Protests across the country have also seen drivers steer into crowds. In St. Louis, a man was killed after he was dragged by a Fed Ex truck after protesters surrounded the vehicle and the driver accelerated away.
