‘No Sign of Terrorist Activity’ in Vehicle Explosion at U.S.-Canada Border, Hochul Says

The vehicle explosion that occurred near a U.S.-Canada border crossing Thursday afternoon is not believed to be the result of terrorism, New York governor Kathy Hochul said early Wednesday evening.

Two passengers are reported dead after a vehicle exploded near the Rainbow Bridge border crossing separating the United States from Canada. A border agent was also reportedly injured in the attack.

Sources told Reuters that it is now likely believed that the blast was the result of reckless driving, contrary to earlier assessments of a terrorist attack initially reported by Fox News.

Earlier reports noted that anonymous sources had told a Fox correspondent that there was a high probability the crash was “an attempted terrorist attack.”