Eight people were injured after a car rushed into the crowd on Friday in Stuttgart, according to local police who indicate that there is currently no evidence of an attack or a deliberate act “. “Based on our current investigations, our colleagues on site think that this is a tragic accident,” said police on his X account.
“A car struck a group of people” in the Olgaeck district of downtown Stuttgart in southern Germany, said the same source, adding that the results were “eight injured, including three serious”.
The German security services are under maximum alert statement following several deadly attacks to the ram car in recent months, especially in the cities of Magdeburg (East) and Munich (South).
-A big 4×4 Mercedes Noir
The German media indicated that the driver of the vehicle, a large 4×4 Mercedes Noir, had been arrested, without giving more details.
A police spokesperson said to the Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper that the drama had occurred around 5:50 p.m. The firefighters said the three seriously injured had been hospitalized while the others had been treated on the spot.
Police recommended the population on Friday to avoid the Stuttgart center, warning major disruption in car traffic. A broken stroller was always visible at the scene of the accident in the early evening. According to the daily Bild, witnesses indicated that a woman who was pushing the stroller was among the injured.
