Dead man in “tragic accident”, since the truck hits us the parade of the pride of the United States.

Washington: A man was killed and another injured in what the US authorities said, Sunday was a “tragic accident” in a parade of pride in Florida, where a truck driver accelerated involuntarily, striking pedestrians.

The incident occurred at the beginning of the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride parade and festival on Saturday, a celebration of LGBTQ in a city near Fort Lauderdale in the southern state of the United States, causing initial confusion, whether the accident was part of A deliberate attack.

The Fort Lauderdale police announced on Sunday that the 77-year-old driver was a participant at the festivities that had been selected to boost the main vehicle because the “ailments prevented him from walking during the duration.”

The white pickup had begun to move forward anticipating the beginning of the parade when “unexpectedly accelerated, hitting two pedestrians” before hitting the nearby close to a nearby business, police said in a statement.

The three men were members of the gay chorus of Fort Lauderdale Gay, police said he added that the driver was cooperative with the authorities.

The two adult men were transported to a medical center where he died later, according to the statement. The other is still hospitalized, but it is expected to survive.

“Today we know that yesterday’s incident was a tragic accident, and not a criminal act directed to anyone, or any group of individuals,” said Walton Manors police department in a separate statement.

Justin Knight, president of the men’s choir of Fort Lauderdale Gay, called the incident an “unfortunate accident”.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the unfortunate accident that occurred when the Parade de Piedrawall Pride has just begun,” he said in a statement on Saturday.

The mayor of Fort Lauderdale Dean Trantalis, who was in the parade, initially said to a local station, thought that the accident was “deliberate”.

In the immediate vicinity, he called it “a terrorist attack against the LGBT community” and stated that the truck had pointed to a democratic congressman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was in a convertible waiting to participate in the procession, but closely I lost it.

Trantalis explained on Sunday that he initially had “feared it could be intentional based on what I saw from mere feet.”

“As the facts remain close, an image is emerging from an accident,” he said.

Wasserman Schultz said on Twitter that she was “disconsolate” for what she had taken place.

“I’m deeply shaken and devastated that a life was lost,” she said.

“My staff, volunteers and I are fortunately safe,” she added.

The Wilton Manors Police Department tweeted on Saturday night after the accident that the public was not in danger.