UPDATE: One dead, several injured after car collides with Charlottesville counter-protesters

The driver of this vehicle rammed through several counter-protesters in Charlottesville, resulting in one fatality and several injuries (Credit to Ryan M . Kelly/The Daily Progress/Associated Press).

A driver has killed one and injured at least 19 others in an incident in Charlottesville, Virginia.

This comes after Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) declared a state of emergency after Friday's violent clashes at protests over the removal of a confederate statue.

The statue is of Robert E. Lee, the famous Confederate army general.

The driver of the vehicle that collided with counter-protesters is in custody, although they remained unnamed.

The fatal victim of Saturday's incident has been described as a "32-year old woman", according to sources.

The possible connection of the driver and the so-called Alt-Right group, "Unite the Right" and other groups is unknown.

It has been reported that the police are investigating this incident as a "criminal homicide".

The reactions to this incident have almost been as controversial as the horrific event itself.

Most notably, First Lady Melania Trump issued a statement via Twitter 40 minutes before President Donald Trump issued his statement.

The First Lady's tweet read: "Our country encourages freedom of speech, but let's communicate [without] hate in our hearts. No good comes from violence. #Charlottesville".

The president tweeted: "We ALL must be united & condemns all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!"

More controversial still were the remarks made to the press by Trump, as he stated: "We condemn in the strongest possible terms to this egregious display of hatred, bigotry violence on many sides" (self use of italics).

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) seemed critical of the remarks made by the president, tweeting: "Praying for those hurt & killed today in Charlottesville. This is nothing short of domestic terrorism & should be named as such".

Business executive and civil rights activist Michael Skolnik added simply: "This is domestic terrorism. #Charlottesville".

Also adding his opinion was former Imperial Wizard to the Ku Klux Klan, David Duke.

Duke said on Twitter: "I would recommend [Trump] take a good look in the mirror & remember it was White Americans who put [him] in the presidency, not radical leftists".

When asked about the apparent support from white nationalist groups and whether he would condemn them, Trump ignored the press after his remarks.

Also in relation to the Charlottesville incidents, Gov. McAuliffe has stated that two police officers were killed Friday night in a helicopter crash seven miles southwest of Charlottesville.

No one on the ground was injured and the cause of the accident is under investigation, but the deaths are currently being attributed the violence in Charlottesville.