http://rt.com/usa/RT : USAen-usCopyright 2006-2013, RT.comSat, 18 May 2013 20:05:31 +0000http://rt.com/static/img/RT_logo_250x250.pnghttp://rt.com/http://rt.com/usa/virginia-car-parade-injured-485/http://rt.com/usa/virginia-car-parade-injured-485/RTSat, 18 May 2013 20:05:31 +0000Dozens of people have been injured after a 1997 Cadillac plowed into a crowd at the Trail Days Parade in the US state of Virginia.
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