HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- An incident where a woman drove a minivan into Harrisburg's Kipona Festival followed a spate of safety concerns at summer celebrations in the city.

The three day festival was coming to a close on Monday, Sept. 5, when police said the woman drove around barricades and parked cars, injuring three people on South Front Street, where vendors were set up.

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"It's a shame that something like this ruins what was rather a very successful weekend for the city of Harrisburg," said Capt. Atah Akakpo-Martin with the Harrisburg Bureau of Police.

But incidents such as Monday's are no strangers at city events in recent years.

Last year, Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams was injured when an incident involving gun

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