Car rams pedestrians in northern France, killing 1 and injuring 10 before driver is arrested
PARIS (AP) — A driver deliberately rammed their car into a group of people in northern France, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others, authorities said. The incident late Wednesday night in Caen isn’t being treated by officials as a terrorist attack. Caen Mayor Aristide Olivier told local radio ICI Normandie that it seemed to be the result of “a fight that turned…
On August 27, 2026, a driver deliberately rammed their car into a group of pedestrians in Caen, northern France, resulting in at least one death and ten injuries, authorities reported. The incident occurred late Wednesday night, and while officials are not treating it as a terrorist attack, one source suggested it may have stemmed from "a fight that turned bad."
Caen Mayor Aristide Olivier stated that the driver was arrested, and he was reportedly born in Russia. The regional official, Calvados Prefect David Clavière, confirmed that one person was killed and seven of the ten injured were critical. A police investigation is currently underway.
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