"The preliminary information we have right now suggests that this is a tragic accident," Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan told reporters. "At about 10:13 this morning police received a call of a vehicle that had gone out of control," she said. Several hundred customers and staff had gathered for the weekly auction, where employees drive cars up and down lanes to be viewed for sale.
A Jeep Grand Cherokee "suddenly accelerated and traveled through the building at high speed," said Ryan. It struck members of the crowd before crashing into a cinder block wall at the far end of the warehouse. "One male and two females have died as a result of their injuries," said Ryan. Nine other people were being treated at a hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries, she added. The driver is a man in his 70s who works for the company. Reports suggested that he may have suffered a medical emergency, but Ryan said he was not hospitalized.
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