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17 Injured in Vehicle Rampage in Poland


Sat 02 Mar 2024 | 05:22 PM
Israa Farhan

Seventeen people, including three minors, sustained injuries on Friday when a car plowed into pedestrians in a walkway in the city of Szczecin, located in northwest Poland.

Officials confirmed the incident was not terror-related.

The regional governor, Adam Rudawski, addressed the media, stating, "Currently, we have 17 injured, among them three minors, with two in critical condition."

He added that the individual responsible for the accident has been apprehended, without providing further details.

Pawel Pankau, a spokesperson for the police, identified the driver as a 33-year-old Polish national, emphasizing that the event "was not an act of terrorism."

Preliminary investigations revealed that the speeding vehicle first hit a group of pedestrians in central Szczecin before colliding with three other cars.