It was determined that the victim, who was killed by the driver who drove his vehicle into the pedestrian crowd in Berlin, Germany, was a teacher walking on the street with a group of students.
In addition to the woman, at least eight other people in the vehicle were injured. The condition of five of them is very serious, according to information received from the local police by the Ansa agency.
The incident occurred around 10:30 am local time today (5:30 GMT). Authorities are investigating whether the incident was an accident or a deliberate act.
Witnesses reported that the vehicle left the street and climbed onto the pavement before crashing into a store entrance. “We want to clarify whether it was an intentional act or a traffic accident that may have occurred under the influence of the drug,” said police officer Thilo Kablitz.
The hit-and-run incident took place on the corner of busy Rankesstrasse and Tauentzienstrasse, near the site of an attack that left 12 people dead on December 19, 2016.
On this occasion, Tunisian Anis Amri threw a truck into the public at a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, in an act claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
A German police spokesperson told ANSA that a man was detained, but his identity is not yet known. However, Bild newspaper reported that the driver was a 29-year-old German of Armenian descent.
He would have a criminal record for crimes against private property, and the car, a Renault model, would belong to his sister.
source: Noticias
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