The vehicle, a “Renault Clio”, according to the popular “Bild” newspaper, was launched against the group of people for the first time. photo by Reuters.
A car hit a group of pedestrians in Berlin this Wednesday and caused at least one death and eight injured, according to emergency teams.
The accident occurred near the famous Kurfuerstendamm shopping streetin the western part of the German capital, Berlin police spokesman Martin Dams explained.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested. It is currently unclear whether this was an accident or whether the suspect deliberately addressed the crowd.
The spokesperson could not immediately confirm the news from public broadcaster RBB that at least 10 people were injured.
The car that was pushed into a group of people, killing one person and injuring eight in Berlin. AFP photo.
outrage fUE near Breitscheidplatzthe square where an extremist is run over and killed 13 people in an attack on a Christmas market.
The vehicle, a “Renault Clio”, according to the popular “Bild” newspaper, he was the first to attack the group of peopleafter which he returned to the street, from which he left to end up bumping into a shop window.
The event took place in a busy commercial area in that part of Berlin, where about 60 firefighters and health teams went to assist those affected.
Police officers intervened on the spot after a car hit a crowd of people. photo EFE.
The area where his vehicle crashed is close to Breitscheidplatz, the central square where Tunisian jihadist Anis Amri deliberately crashed a stolen truck into a popular Christmas market and killed 12 people of various nationalities in December 2016.
Source: Clarin
