A car drives into pedestrians in the centre of Modena, a city in northern Italy, injuring at least seven to eight people, according to multiple reports. Police and local officials say the crash happens on a main street in the city centre around mid-afternoon on Saturday, with the vehicle reportedly mounting the sidewalk and striking people near shops. Several injured are described as seriously hurt, with accounts stating four are in critical condition, while others report two seriously injured. Passers-by intervene after the incident, with some reports describing people chasing and stopping the driver. One report says the driver allegedly stabs a passer-by who tries to intervene, while other outlets focus on the driver being detained and questioned. Italian police arrest the driver, who is described as a man in his thirties and an Italian national of North African origin, born in Bergamo and living in the Modena area. Authorities investigate whether the driver acted deliberately and whether he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calls the incident “extremely serious” and thanks those who intervened.
Car rams pedestrians in Modena, Italy; driver arrested after knife attack
A car drives into pedestrians in the centre of Modena, a city in northern Italy, injuring at least seven to eight people, according to multiple reports. Police and local officials say the crash happen...
- A car drives into pedestrians in central Modena, northern Italy, injuring at least seven to eight people.
- Local officials and police say some victims suffer serious or critical injuries.
- Bystanders intervene and help stop the driver after the crash.
- Police arrest and detain the driver, described as a man in his thirties and an Italian national of North African origin.
- Authorities investigate whether the act was deliberate and whether the driver was under the influence.
Investigators are still determining if the driver acted deliberately. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the incident in Modena "extremely serious."
1 month agoAt least eight people were injured on Saturday (local time), with four of them critically, after a driver crashed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena.
1 month agoThe driver, a 31-year-old man, was detained and questioned in the city of Modena. Authorities are investigating whether he was under the influence or acted deliberately.
1 month agoAuthorities say the vehicle veered onto the sidewalk along one of Modena’s main streets.
1 month agoEight people were injured after a car ploughed into pedestrians in the centre of the northern Italian city of Modena, police said.
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