German police rule out attack after car kills one in Stuttgart
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BERLIN – A car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of Stuttgart on May 2, killing one person and injuring seven others but there was “no indication” it was an attack, the police said.
German security services have been on high alert following several deadly car-ramming attacks in recent months, including in the eastern city of Magdeburg and the southern city of Munich.
But the police in Stuttgart said on their X account that “based on our current investigations... our colleagues at the scene believe this was a tragic accident”.
The police said the incident in the central Olgaeck district had left “eight injured, including three seriously hurt”.
At least one person had to be resuscitated.
One of those seriously hurt, a 46-year-old woman, later died in hospital from her injuries.
A police spokeswoman told AFP that “at around 5.50pm, a black G-class Mercedes drove into a group of people” and that “the driver was arrested”.
The police warned people to avoid Stuttgart city centre and said that there was disruption to traffic.
A mangled pushchair was visible in images from the scene.
The Bild daily reported witnesses as saying that a woman with a pushchair had been one of those hit by the car. AFP
The police said the incident appeared to be a “tragic” traffic accident, rather than an attack.
PHOTO: REUTERS
