Car drives in a group of people in Stuttgart

According to police, a driver went to a group of people in Stuttgart city center early Friday evening.

According to the police, the incident is in all likelihood. « We are starting an accident at the moment, but we are investigating in all directions, » said a police spokesman. You can never rule out an amocran, you can’t look into people’s minds, the spokesman said. But it initially looks after an accident.

At least eight people were injured in the incident. These include three seriously injured, said a spokesman for the fire brigade. These have now all been admitted to Stuttgart hospitals. According to the police, one person had to be revived. Later in the evening the sad news: A 46-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries.

According to German media, a mother with toddler is said to be among the injured, photos show a destroyed stroller on the tracks in front of the stop.

The driver of the car, a 42 -year -old man, was arrested according to the police and is currently being heard. The exact background of the accident are still unclear. According to a police spokesman, it was also unclear how quickly the car drove into the crowd.

Incident on the central subway station

Witnesses would be interrogated, said a police spokeswoman. Accident specialists look closely at the place.

The incident occurred around 5:50 p.m. at the Olgaeck subway stop. The vehicle came to a standstill part on the street, partly on the area where pedestrians otherwise have to wait at the traffic light. The actually stable metal frame behind it was bent.

The fire brigade, rescue workers and police were in the spacious area and hung the place of the incident with tarpaulins for privacy protection. Slightly injured were treated in a kind of bus from the fire brigade and were able to leave it little by little.

Rails no longer ride

According to the police spokeswoman, the trains no longer ran. The stop is in the middle, on this side the road leads out of town, on the other side into the city. It is still unclear when the blocking of the central Stuttgart traffic axis can be lifted again, said a police spokesman.

On the floor in the closed area immediately in front of the dark vehicle – according to the police, a Mercedes -G class – were covered and several plastic bags. The Mercedes G class is a kind of off-road vehicle.