Vehicle strikes Christmas parade killing five

A vehicle plowed through barricades and into a Christmas parade, killing five people and wounding at least 40 others in the US state of Wisconsin on Sunday (21), police said.

The red SUV broke through barricades at the annual holiday event, with videos showing the car zoom past spectators right into the heart of the parade - and witnesses saying it sped into a school marching band.

‘We can confirm that 5 people are deceased and 40 are injured. However, these numbers may change as we collect additional information,' the Waukesha Police Department said in a statement on their official Facebook page.