Driver Ploughs Into Crowd, Stabs Pedestrian
Police arrested a 31-year-old suspect after at least seven pedestrians were injured and one was stabbed in a crash and knife attack, officials said.
- 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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On Saturday, a car drove into a crowd in the center of the northern Italian city of Modena. Eight people were injured, two of them seriously. This was reported by Massimo Mezzetti, the mayor of Modena, to the Italian news agency ANSA. The driver reportedly also drew a knife after getting out of the car. He is said to have been treated for psychiatric problems in the past.
Bystanders subdued the armed attacker. In the Italian city of Modena, a driver rammed a crowd of pedestrians at breakneck speed, then went on a rampage, injuring eight people. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Italian news agency ANSA. Read also: Driver who hit a National Guard officer at a checkpoint at high speed in Kyiv sentenced Details of the large-scale attack According to the publication, the tragedy occurred on Via Emilia Cent…
A zigzag at full speed, the passers-by who are hit and the Citroen C3 led by Salim El Koudri that continues in his crazy race in the center of Modena. Video surveillance cameras resumed the dramatic moments when 8 people were injured in Via Emilia Centro around 16.30. After the impact, the man, 31 years old and in the past subjected to psychiatric care, tried to escape and was blocked by some passers-by after having stabbed one of the people who…
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