Driver Arrested After Ramming Car into Pedestrians in Modena, Italy

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Driver Arrested After Ramming Car into Pedestrians in Modena, Italy

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SCMP

INDIATIMES

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Driver Arrested After Ramming Car into Pedestrians in Modena, Italy

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Eight people injured in Modena when a car struck pedestrians.
The driver, a man in his thirties, has been arrested.
Four victims are reported to be in serious condition.
Authorities are investigating potential motives, including psychiatric issues.
Prime Minister Meloni expresses solidarity with victims.

In a shocking incident in the northern Italian city of Modena, eight people were injured when a car drove onto the sidewalk, striking pedestrians. Four of the injured are in serious condition, with two requiring airlifting to a hospital in Bologna, according to SCMP, India Times, and Reuters.

The driver, an Italian national of North African origin from Bergamo, was arrested shortly after the attack. Modena's mayor, Massimo Mezzetti, stated that the driver allegedly “deliberately drove onto the sidewalk" before fleeing the scene and brandishing a knife at a bystander who attempted to intervene, leading to minor injuries for that individual, according to SCMP, India Times, and Reuters.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her solidarity with those injured and their families, calling the incident "extremely serious" on social media platform X. The investigation continues as authorities look into the driver's mental health history, with reports indicating he was receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders, although motives remain unclear, as noted by SCMP, India Times, and Reuters.