The scene of the attack this evening.
BREAKING NEWS: At least 30 people are reported to have been killed after a truck ploughed into a crowd in an apparent attack in the French city of Nice.
The sound of gunshots has been heard at the scene, according to BFM TV.
The incident took place as revellers gathered for a fireworks display celebrating France’s annual Bastille Day.
Footage has emerged of dozens of panicked people running from the crash site.
Image from @Nice_Matin showing emergency services personnel at the scene
“People are running. It’s panic. The lorry mounted the Prom, he drove over everyone,” a journalist on the scene for local newspaper Nice Martin reported.
“Everyone is bleeding – there are loads of people injured, without doubt.”
President of the Nice, Cote d’Azur region, Christian Estrosi, has tweeted: “The driver of a lorry seems to have killed dozens of people. Stay in your homes. More information to follow…”
Local newspaper Le Parisien has graphic images of bodies strewn across the promenade.
It is reporting that shots have been exchanged with police.
