Germany, car on crowd in Hanover: several injured, driver fleeing

A car on the crowd in Germany, near the city of Hanover. The dramatic episode occurred late in the evening of Monday 26 October, just before midnight, in Neustadt am Rübenberge (Lower Saxony). The causes of the accident are not yet clear.

"The dynamics of the events and the precise role of each person involved are being investigated," said a spokeswoman for the police, who are hunting for those responsible, who fled on foot after the events. The injured are not in danger of life.

The investigations

The perpetrators of the act, whose number is not yet known, fled on foot, abandoning the car. Several vehicles were damaged: some had flat tires and shattered rear windows. From what has emerged so far, it is likely that the group of people affected was targeted deliberately, and not randomly.

The dynamics

Right near the scene of the incident, the police were carrying out a routine road check. The officers witnessed the scene directly and intervened immediately, opening fire on the vehicle to stop it. Police, firefighters and medical aid intervened on site. The area has been made safe. The damaged car remained on site, while the injured were transported to hospital; none of them are in danger of dying.