6 dead in Chile as navy officer crashes car into market

NewsPublished: Jul. 12, 2026, 3:08 p.m.Police inspect a car after it struck a crowd at an open-air market in Vina del Mar, Chile, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (Sebastian Cisterna/ATON via AP)AP Photo/Sebastian CisternaAt least six are dead Sunday after an off-duty member of the Chilean navy driving a private vehicle crashed into an open-air market in the city of Vina del Mar.Footage circulating on social media from a residential security camera appears to capture the moment the car plunges into the stalls, while other videos show the driver being rushed to a nearby police car, as angry bystanders run after him shouting.“The accident resulted in the deaths of several people and left others with injuries of varying severity,” the navy said in a statement, adding that it was cooperating with author