A car plows into pedestrians in Modena, a city in northern Italy, on Saturday, local authorities report. The incident injures eight people. The Modena mayor tells Italian TV that four of the injured are in critical condition, while one outlet reports that the number of critically injured is two. Other coverage says residents quickly intervene and prevent the driver from escaping on foot. Reports describe the mayor praising people who rush to stop the driver after the crash. Emergency services respond at the scene and transport the injured for medical treatment. The exact circumstances of the driver’s actions—such as the vehicle’s speed, direction, or whether the driver was acting intentionally—are not described consistently across the articles provided. No further details about arrests, charges, or an official investigation outcome are included in the sources. The reports agree on the basic facts of location, time, number of victims, and the seriousness of injuries, with variation only in the number cited for those in critical condition.