Driver drives into group of people and flees - three injured

In Ronnenberg, Lower Saxony, three men were injured when a driver drove into a group of people at excessive speed. The driver was able to escape in the car undetected on Wednesday evening, a police spokeswoman said. According to previous police information, the incident in the city near Hanover was preceded by unspecified disputes.

A seriously injured person had to be taken to hospital. However, there is currently no danger to life, said the spokeswoman. The other two men escaped with minor injuries. Numerous emergency services were on site. “The investigation into the background and motive for the crime is ongoing,” the police said that night.

It is the second comparable incident in the Hanover region within a few weeks: On October 26th, a driver deliberately drove into a group of people in Neustadt am Rübenberge. Several people were injured. The police were investigating an attempted homicide. The police assume that there is a conflict between large families, some of whom are attributed to clan crime. According to media reports, these are families with Lebanese roots. Neustadt is only a good 30 kilometers from Ronnenberg.