Car Rams Crowd in Caen, One Dead
Car Rams Crowd in Caen, One Dead
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A car drove into a crowd of pedestrians at a bus stop in the northern French city of Caen late Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 10 others, French authorities said.
Seven of the injured are in critical condition, according to France 24.
Police detained a 26-year-old man who fled the scene. Prosecutors said the incident is not currently being treated as terrorism.
The crash happened near a train station, and police said it followed a reported fight at a nearby bar, the BBC reported.
Timeline
A car strikes pedestrians at a bus shelter in Caen. One person is killed; 10 are injured.
The driver flees the scene. Police arrest a 26-year-old man.
Prosecutors say the case is not being handled as a terrorism investigation at this stage.
Reactions
French police said one suspect was arrested after the incident, and pointed to a reported altercation at a bar nearby as part of the sequence of events, according to the BBC.
Prosecutors, cited by France 24, said terrorism is not currently the working theory.
British outlet The Sun reported the driver "deliberately drove into pedestrians" outside the train station. The Frank has not independently verified that characterization, and French authorities have not publicly assigned a motive.
What's Next
The detained 26-year-old remains in custody as French investigators work to establish a motive and whether the driver targeted the crowd.
Prosecutors will decide what charges to bring and whether the terrorism designation changes as evidence develops.
Hospitals are still treating the seven critically injured, and the casualty count could change.
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Caen is a city in Normandy, in northern France. Five news organizations — Reuters, the BBC, France 24, Deutsche Welle and The Sun — reported the incident, with consistent figures of one dead and 10 injured.
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