Driver quizzed over Apple shop tragedy

One person died and 16 were hurt when a car crashed through the front window of an Apple shop in Massachusetts, authorities said.

Police are investigating, but did not immediately say whether yesterday’s latemorning crash is believed to be accidental.

Hingham police chief David Jones would only say it is an active investigation and the car’s driver was being interviewed.

“This morning was an unthinkable morning and people are trying to get through it and process what happened,” Plymouth district attorney Timothy Cruz said at a press conference.

“This investigation is active and ongoing,” he said, adding that a dark-coloured car had gone through the shop’s plate glass window and hit multiple people.

Emergency service workers were quickly at the scene after the incident, which occurred at about 11am.

A large hole could be seen in the glass frontage of the premises afterwards. The store, in the Derby Street Shops, was due to open about an hour before the crash.