Bastille Day Attack Update: 80 Killed, Another 18 Injured As Truck Driver Crashes Into Crowd At Nice, France

At least 80 lives have been lost in Nice, France and another 18 critically injured after a truck driver rammed into a crowd of people in the Southern French city.

The heavy vehicle mowed over its victims along hundreds of of feet, according to police and government officials. The incident occurred just as thousands of people poured on to the streets to celebrate the biggest public holiday of the year, Bastille Day, and to watch the fireworks display.

The truck crashed into the crowds gathered on the city's Promenade des Anglais and sent those who could escape screaming in panic as they fled the scene. The driver fired on the crowd before he was fatally shot by police officers.