Several people were injured after a car drove into a group of people in a northern German town close to Hanover shortly before midnight on Monday, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.
A BMW was driven deliberately into a group of people in Neustadt am Ruebenberge, leaving four to five of them with injuries ranging from minor to severe, the spokesperson said.
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A police patrol that was nearby carrying out a routine traffic check intervened and prevented further harm. Officers fired shots at the vehicle during the incident, the spokesperson said.
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Initial information suggests those involved were known to each other. The occupants of the BMW fled and remain at large, the spokesperson added.
{{/usCountry}}Initial information suggests those involved were known to each other. The occupants of the BMW fled and remain at large, the spokesperson added.
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