“We can confirm that five people died and more than forty others were injured. But the numbers may change as we gather more information, “said the police. Her boss, Dan Thompson, declined to release details about the detainee. Police also did not indicate whether it was a terrorist act.
Referring to an unnamed police officer, the US media reported that investigators were working with a version that the driver could have driven away from another incident. It was allegedly a knife collision. However, an anonymous source pointed out that the investigation was still in its infancy and was still evolving.
The incident occurred shortly before 17:00 local time (before midnight CET), the vehicle was traveling at about sixty-four kilometers per hour. “The car was running at full speed and then I heard people screaming,” Belen Santamari, who was with her husband and daughter, told Reuters.
