Waukesha Christmas parade: five dead and 40 injured after car speeds into crowd in Wisconsin

Person of interest held after horrifying' incident in which SUV ploughed through street full of dance troupes, marching bands and onlookers

A driver ploughed a vehicle into crowds at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday evening, killing five and injuring more than 40 adults and children, including some from dance troupes and marching bands.

In what the Waukesha police chief, Dan Thompson, called a tragic incident", a red sport SUV drove at speed into crowds in the city about 20 miles west of Milwaukee on Sunday afternoon.