A reporter who witnessed the incident told CNN that it was a military vehicle that crashed into the protesters.

The United Nations in Myanmar condemned the incident, issuing a statement denouncing “the reported attack on a number of unarmed civilians in Kyimyindaing County, Yangon, in which a vehicle belonging to security forces rammed into demonstrators who were then the target of live ammunition leading to deaths and injuries to many people. “

The US embassy also reacted, saying it was “horrified by reports that security forces opened fire, crushed and killed several peaceful protesters in Yangon this morning.”