Authorities in northern France are investigating an incident in Caen late Wednesday in which at least two people were killed and 10 were injured after a car was driven into a crowd near a train station. File photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE
Aug. 27 (UPI) -- At least two people were killed and 10 were injured, after a car was driven into a crowd near a train station in Normandy in northern France.
Seven of the injured were in a critical condition in the hospital after the vehicle allegedlly srruck the group of people in the city of Caen late Wednesday evening on purpose, following an altercation, local authoritiies said.
Calvados department prefect David Clavière said the car "deliberately drove into pedestrians in the street opposite the train station."
A fight had broken out between two groups of men immediately prior to the incident, according to witnesses.
