GULF SHORES, Ala. – Eleven high school students were hurt when the driver of an SUV crashed into a crowd of people at the Mardi Gras parade in Gulf Shores, Alabama, WHNT reports. Story highlights Student tells local station other band members went under SUV

Six of the injured are middle school students; 6 are high school students

(CNN) Twelve Alabama students were injured Tuesday when a Ford Expedition taking part in a Mardi Gras parade plowed into a marching band ahead of it, officials said. The car was part of the parade and struck a portion of the Gulf Shores High School marching band from behind as they began to move down the parade route, officials told the Mobile TV station. The city has identified the driver as a 73-year-old man from nearby Fairhope, Alabama, but has not released his name. The Gulf Shores Parade has been cancelled and the parade route along Highway 59 and surrounding roads have been closed. The Gulf Shores Parade is officially canceled and the parade route is closed at this time.
Twelve people are injured, four critically, after an SUV hits the Gulf Shores High School Band during the Gulf Shores, Alabama, Mardi Gras parade. The vehicle, in the parade behind the band, accelerated when the 73-year-old driver's foot slipped off the brake pedal onto the gas.