The person who died when a car smashed into the crowd, there were also the pilot and a passenger in a state police helicopter that crashed outside the city, Xinhua quoted Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe as saying.
About the vicious car attack, Mayor Mike Signer made the announcement on Twitter, saying he was "heartbroken that a life has been lost here. I urge all people of good will--go home."
The car ran into a group of people protesting against the white supremacist march, and the driver has been arrested, according to eye-witnesses said.
For now, the identity and motive of the driver are unknown.
Authorities at the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed the death following the car attack as well as the 19 it injured and who are being treated there.
They also noted that another 15 people were injured in violent clashes that morning.
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