A driver deliberately drove a car into a group of pedestrians in Caen, northern France, on Wednesday night, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others. Officials stated the incident is not being treated as a terrorist act and appears to have stemmed from a dispute.
Calvados Prefect David Clavière reported that one person had died and seven of the 10 injured were in critical condition overnight. Local media outlet ICI Normandie later reported the death toll had risen to two, though this was not officially confirmed.
The suspected driver, identified as a man born in Russia, has been arrested. A police investigation into the events is ongoing.
"A car deliberately drove into pedestrians who were in the street opposite the train station," Clavière told reporters. Caen Mayor Aristide Olivier suggested to local radio that the incident seemed to be the result of "a fight that turned bad."
