This is a breaking story. This article will be updated as new details emerge.
Around 3:45pm PST San Francisco fire and police departments responded to a traffic incident where seven people were injured by a box truck plowing into a vehicle and pedestrians.
The driver of the truck told police that he lost control of the truck.
San Francisco police Officer Grace Gatpandan told the Mercury News, a bay area newspaper, that there are no indications that the incident was a terrorist attack.
The white box truck rammed into a Mazda sedan with a family of five inside. Two elderly pedestrians were seriously injured and were taken to a trauma center.
The family suffered minor injuries and are being treated on the scene.
Collision at 21st and Geary. Truck hits pedestrian and car with family inside. Seven injuries, of those two seriously. #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/6NvQBqh4AB
— Lilian Kim (@liliankim7) January 2, 2018
The Fire Department’s tweet read: RED ALERT GEARY/21ST Ave vehicle into pedestrians TOTAL OF 7 PTS 2 Serious 5 MINOR, ages unknown at this time 4 Medic Units on scene w/ Fire apparatus AVOID AREA 15:44 HRS
Officials are asking the public to avoid the area.
RED ALERT GEARY/21ST Ave vehicle into pedestrians TOTAL OF 7 PTS 2 Serious 5 MINOR, ages unknown at this time 4 Medic Units on scene w/ Fire apparatus AVOID AREA 15:44 HRS pic.twitter.com/xgWBRG6BCt
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) January 1, 2018
This incident is getting attention because of previous box truck incidents where terrorists purposefully ran into and over people and because there was a San Francisco terror plot broken up just days before Christmas.
#BREAKING Box truck vs. car vs. pedestrian, at least two injured, Geary closed at 21st Avenue pic.twitter.com/ejh4LpQbEu
— SFBay.ca (@sfbay) January 1, 2018
.@sfpd says truck driver ran a red light at 21st and Geary, lost control, hit two pedestrians, a parked car, then a Mazda with a family inside. Family is going to be okay but pedestrians have serious, non-life threatening injuries. #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/P1GEE5YY1G
— Lilian Kim (@liliankim7) January 2, 2018
Driver of truck under arrest. Speaks Cantonese only so @sfpd is waiting for translator. #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/abbeePXvKR
— Lilian Kim (@liliankim7) January 2, 2018
Family of five hit by truck at 21st and Geary are okay and talking to police. But one pedestrian is in critical condition and the other is in serious condition. Both are elderly. 🙏🏼#SanFrancisco #RichmondDistrict pic.twitter.com/r1Q9xjL9Qe
— Lilian Kim (@liliankim7) January 2, 2018
