Electric vehicle kills American tourist in Denmark
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Police in Denmark say an American tourist was killed and four people were slightly injured when hit by a runaway electric vehicle on a Copenhagen pedestrian street.
Police spokeswoman Mette Lindskov says the small garbage collecting vehicle started rolling by itself after the driver had stepped out to empty a trash basket on Stroeget, the 50-year-old shopping artery that cuts through downtown Copenhagen.
Witnesses told Danish media the tourist, whose identity wasn't released, was hit by the vehicle and dragged for several yards.
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She declined to comment on media reports that a short-circuit could have prompted the vehicle to start rolling.
Four other people sustained minor injuries Wednesday.