On Thursday, a vehicle collided with a group of pedestrians in Stuttgart, a city in southwestern Germany, resulting in multiple injuries, some of which were serious, according to authorities. The driver was apprehended at the scene.
The Stuttgart fire department labeled the incident as an “accident” in a post on the social media platform X, but police indicated that it was premature to ascertain the cause.
The injuries occurred at an above-ground subway station in downtown Stuttgart, as reported by police. A spokesperson for the police confirmed that the driver of the dark-colored Mercedes was taken into custody, as per news agency dpa.
An investigation is currently ongoing, with the area sealed off while emergency responders, police, and forensic experts assess the situation. Witnesses are being questioned, and subway operations in the vicinity have been halted.