Eighteen people were taken to the medical establishment after the fact, as the van drove onto the sidewalk in front of Starbucks in the center of Shanghai in China, reports Xinhua news Agency.

After the collision with the fence of the coffee shop the van caught fire, but the fire managed to spread to gas cylinders. The arrived firemen quickly extinguished the flames.

the incident happened at Huangpu district in the 1st of the most touristic areas of the city at the intersection of Xinchang and the Nanjing around 9. 00 (4. 00 GMT).

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