Three people were seriously injured when a car drove into a group of people in the German city of Stuttgart. Police said there was no indication the incident was deliberate or an attack.
Three people were seriously injured and five others had minor injuries after a car drove into a group of people in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, police said on Friday.
According to police, the driver of the vehicle, a 42-year-old man, was not injured and was arrested. A police spokesperson said he was being questioned.
After a preliminary investigation, Stuttgart Police said they believe it was a tragic traffic accident.
“There are currently no indications of an attack or a deliberate act,” police said on X.
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The incident occurred in the Olgaeck area and that officers were on the scene with a large force.
The vehicle involved in the incident, a Mercedes G-Class luxury SUV, remained at the scene near a tram stop. According to the police spokesperson, service at the tram stop was suspended.
Victims treated at the scene
Police said an operation was continuing and that there were currently severe traffic restrictions in the center of Stuttgart, which is the capital of Baden-Württemberg.
Meanwhile, the Stuttgart Fire Brigade said it responded to a serious traffic accident with multiple injuries in the center of the city.
“The area is cordoned off and the injured are being treated at the scene,” it said on X.
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The fire department later added that several people were injured in the accident, including several serious injuries. One person had to be resuscitated at the scene.
The traffic accident comes after Germany witnessed several deadly car-ramming attacks in recent months, including in the eastern city of Magdeburg and the southern city of Munich.
Edited by: Zac Crellin
DW News
