A vehicle has been driven into a group of pedestrians in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, injuring several people, some of them seriously, police have said.
The injuries happened at an above-ground subway stop in downtown Stuttgart, police said.
The driver of the Mercedes vehicle was arrested at the scene, a police spokesperson told reporters.
In a post on the social media platform X, Stuttgart Police said all evidence pointed to a “tragic traffic accident” and that they had found no evidence of an attack.
The area remains cordoned off as emergency responders, police and forensic specialists examine the scene.
Witnesses were being interviewed and subway services through the area have been suspended.
Photos from the scene showed plastic gloves, blankets and bags scattered on the ground near the SUV.
String of similar attacks
Germany has seen a spate of such incidents in recent years.
Two people died on 13 February after they were injured in a car-ramming attack on a labour union demonstration in Munich.
Some 39 people were injured in the attack and police arrested a 24-year-old Afghan national who came to Germany as an asylum seeker. Prosecutors said he appeared to have had an Islamic extremist motive.
On 20 December 2024, at least five people were killed and more than 200 were injured when a car slammed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg in eastern Germany.
And in June 2022, a 29-year-old man drove his car into a crowd of people in Berlin, killing one person and injuring dozens. Police identified the driver as a 29-year-old German-Armenian man.
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