Car plows into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena, 8 injured, 4 critically, mayor says
- On Saturday, a 31-year-old driver struck at least seven pedestrians in Modena, Italy, before police arrested him wielding a knife.
- The suspect accelerated suddenly on Via Emilia around 4:30 pm, zigzagging erratically before crashing into a storefront, Mayor Massimo Mezzetti reported.
- Four of the eight injured remain in serious condition; one woman suffered crushed legs when struck by the vehicle, while witness Signorelli dodged two knife strikes.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posted on social media expressing solidarity with injured victims and their families, stating she trusts the perpetrator will be held fully accountable.
- Authorities have not determined a motive, though terrorism is not being ruled out, and police suspect the driver may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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In the northern Italian city of Modena, a man drove a car into a crowd.
Mayor Massimo Mezzetti said four of the injured were in critical condition, and one of them, a woman pinned against a shop window, could lose both legs.
Four people fighting for life after driver plows into pedestrians in Italy
A driver has plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring eight people, four of them critically.Mayor Massimo Mezzetti said no one was killed in the dramatic crash, but four victims were in serious condition. He said a woman was pinned against a shop window and required the amputation of both legs.The driver is a 31-year-old man born in Bergamo and raised in the province of Modena, Mezzetti said. He was detained and w…
Driver Mows Down Pedestrians in Italian City Centre
A driver ploughed a car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them seriously, in what local officials suggested may have been a deliberate attack. The incident took place at around 4:30 p.m. in the city centre, when the vehicle mounted the pavement and struck several people before crashing into a shop window. Witnesses described scenes of panic as the car accelerated toward crowds at …
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