Multiple school children have been injured following a car crash outside a school in central China’s Hunan province, state media outlets have reported.

“Many” children were injured in the incident, but the specific number of casualties is still being determined, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) said on Tuesday.

CCTV did not specify if the crash, which occurred in front of Yongan Primary School in the Dingcheng District of Changde, was believed to be an accident or deliberate.

The official Xinhua News Agency said several adults were also injured and that the driver of a white SUV had been subdued by parents and security guards.

While violent crime is uncommon in China, a series of recent mass attacks has drawn attention to the threat of individuals with personal grievances seeking revenge against society. (Al Jazeera)