Rhode Island
1 dead, 5 injured after car crashes into Subway in RI
A person is dead and five others were injured Wednesday after a car crashed into a Subway restaurant in Smithfield, Rhode Island, NBC affiliate WJAR reported.
The crash happened at the Apple Valley Mall in the town’s Greenville neighborhood.
Police told WJAR one person was pronounced dead at the scene and that four others were taken to Rhode Island Hospital. The driver was transported to Miriam Hospital.
Two of the victims had been trapped under the car, fire officials reportedly said.
Investigators are looking into what caused the crash. The man driving the car was its only occupant. Fire officials said he was speeding when he entered the parking lot and went straight into the store.
A Planet Fitness on the other side of the Subway was also damaged.
No further information was immediately available.