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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTVideos show a car repeatedly accelerating into a crowd in Cabo San Lucas after Mexico won a World Cup game. The authorities said at least 17 people were injured and the driver was arrested.A file photo shows tourists in Los Cabos, an area of Baja California Sur, Mexico, which includes the city of Cabo San Lucas.Credit...Alfredo Estrella/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJune 25, 2026The authorities in Mexico said they had begun an investigation after a person drove a car through a crowd and injured at least 17 people on Wednesday night at a celebration of a World Cup victory by the Mexican national team.The episode took place at about 10 p.m. in a popular tourist area of Cabo San Lucas, a resort city in the state of Baja California Sur, the state attorney general’s office said.Seventeen people were being treated for injuries at local hospitals, Alberto Rentería Santana, the secretary general of the Los Cabos City Council, said on social media. The health authorities said that one person was in critical condition.The incident occurred “during a massive gathering of citizens” in the Centro neighborhood after Mexico’s men’s national soccer team beat the Czech Republic, the General Directorate of Public Security of Los Cabos said in a statement on social media.The driver, “upon finding themselves surrounded by people who were blocking the way and exerting physical pressure on their vehicle, executed a sudden acceleration maneuver, causing several pedestrians to be struck,” the statement said.It added that the driver was apprehended at the scene and taken to the hospital, and then handed over to the authorities.Several videos posted on social media and verified by The New York Times show a black sedan ramming into a large group of people outside a strip of bars near the city’s marina. People can be heard…