Stuttgart: Eight hurt after car ploughs into crowd in German city

A woman walking a pram and many others have been seriously injured after a car was driven into a group of people in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart.

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Police in Stuttgart say eight people have been injured in a ‘tragic’ traffic accident.
Police in Stuttgart say eight people have been injured in a ‘tragic’ traffic accident. Credit: AAP

At least eight people have been injured, three of them seriously, after a car was driven into a crowd in the centre of the southwestern German city of Stuttgart in what police say was a “tragic” traffic accident.

The driver of the car has been detained, police said, adding that there was no further danger posed to the public.

“There are currently no indications of an attack or an intentional act,” Stuttgart police said on X.

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The incident, which occurred shortly before 6pm, took place near the Olgaeck tram station.

The Bild newspaper cited eyewitnesses as saying a woman with a pram had been hit by the black Mercedes G-Class SUV.

The area of the incident was blocked off by police, who advised pedestrians and drivers to avoid the area if possible.

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