A 31-year-old man has been detained after ploughing his car into several people in Modena's city centre. The mayor said at least eight were injured, four seriously. #EuropeNews
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16/05/2026 - 20:19 GMT+2
Several people were injured after a car ploughed into pedestrians in the city centre of Modena, in northern Italy.
Eight people were injured, four of them critically, Mayor Massimo Mezzetti told Italian TV. He said a woman pinned against a shop window may require the amputation of both legs.
Of the critically injured, two people have been transferred to the Maggiore Hospital in Bologna and two to the hospital in Modena.
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