Berlin Pride event cancelled after car ploughs into crowd – one dead and several injured
Police are urgently hunting for suspects after a vehicle ploughed into a crowd at a park during celebrations at one of Europe’s largest Pride events
One person has died and 14 more have been injured after a vehicle drove into the crowd near an LGBTQ event.
Emergency services swarmed Tiergarten park in Berlin after the vehicle struck several people at one of Europe’s largest Pride celebrations.
The event was called off in the German capital on Saturday, hours after it had begun as police urgently hunt for the suspect or suspects.
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Police, who did not say how many were injured, called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately.
A short while later, police said a car had driven into the Tiergarten park, near the route of the pride march, hitting several people.
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Police did not know how many officers had been deployed to the scene but that it was “definitely a lot of police”.
The post from Berlin Police reads: “We are currently deployed with numerous police forces as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire Department in the Großer Tiergarten.
“It is presumed that a vehicle has driven into the Tiergarten here, has struck and injured several people. The injured are currently being treated by rescue personnel.
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“We are conducting an intensive manhunt for suspects.”
Video from the scene shows crowds leaving and ambulances rushing to the scene.
Hundreds of thousands of people had come to Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at Berlin’s pride parade, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day.
