Twelve people are still in the ICU today after a car crash before the Tian'anmen Rostrum left five dead and 38 injured on Monday.

Five of the injured have undergone surgery and 21 people are in stable condition.

A jeep crashed into the crowd and caught fire in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum at around 12:05 PM on Monday. A driver and two passengers died at the scene. Two tourists, a Philippine woman and a man from south China's Guangdong Province, died in hospital.

The jeep, which turned right from Nanchizi Street into Chang'an Avenue, travelled west before hitting tourists and police officers patrolling the area, according to Beijing police authorities.

Police officers on spot immediately provided first aid to the injured before they were hospitalized.

The incident is under investigation.

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