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Several injured after car ploughs into crowd in Italy's Modena

EuroNews · · 448 words · By Fortunato Pinto
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“A 31-year-old man has been detained after ploughing his car into several people in Modena's city centre.”
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Multiple independent sources (CNN, The Guardian, and other web search results) confirm a man in his 30s drove his car into people in Modena's city centre and was detained.
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web search NEUTRAL — A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, before trying to stab them, officials say. Eight people have been injured, two seriously. They include a woman who rep…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv28pd4n22o
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web search NEUTRAL — The #terroristattack in #Modena, Italy. A car rammed into a group of people in the city center, after which the driver got out of the car and attacked passersby with a knife. At least 12 people were i…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/many-injured-as-sus…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Italian Police told CNN that the man is a 31-year-old unemployed resident of Modena with a degree in economics, currently living with his parents. As of Saturday evening, he is still being questio…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/europe/modena-italy-car-rammi…
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“The mayor said at least eight were injured, four seriously.”
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There is conflicting information regarding the number of injured. The Guardian reports eight injured (two seriously), while CNN reports four serious injuries. Another source mentions at least 12.
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web search NEUTRAL — Massimo Mezzetti is an Italian politician and incumbent Mayor of Modena since 2024.He is a member of the Independent party. From September 2021 to June 2024 he was the General Director of the Biografi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimo_Mezzetti
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web search NEUTRAL — Four of the pedestrians suffered serious injuries, he added, including one woman whose legs had to be amputated after being struck by the car head-on. “I want to thank these citizens,” Mezzetti said o…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/europe/modena-italy-car-rammi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight people were injured, two seriously, on Saturday after a car rammed into a group of pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena. Police said the driver, in his 30s, had been arrested.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/people-injured…
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“a woman pinned against a shop window may require the amputation of both legs.”
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Both The Mirror and CNN report that a woman's legs were crushed or required amputation following the incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Several people are injured after a car reportedly drove into pedestrians in Modena, northern Italy, with the driver allegedly stabbing a passerby who tried to stop him.One woman will likely have to ha…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/multiple-people-inj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Terror not ruled out as nearly a dozen injured after suspect plows car into crowd, stabs at least one in Italy.Up to a dozen people were injured Saturday in Modena, Italy when a crazed driver rammed h…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/world-news/many-injured-as-sus…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight people were injured, two seriously, on Saturday after a car rammed into a group of pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena. Police said the driver, in his 30s, had been arrested.The m…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/people-injured…
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“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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One web search result specifically mentions two seriously injured pedestrians were taken to Maggiore hospital in Bologna, but the distribution between Bologna and Modena is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The two seriously injured pedestrians were taken to Maggiore hospital in Bologna. Mezzetti said the circumstances of the incident were still unclear. Italian press reports said four or five people had…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/people-injured…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two people were critically injured after a gunman using an assault-style rifle began shooting into traffic in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday afternoon, authorities said.Two men in separate vehicles were …
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web search NEUTRAL — The Bologna Maggiore Hospital is one of the three hub hospitals of the Regional Trauma System of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. From 1989 to 1994, 20 ETs were performed for blunt trauma with a mortality rate …
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13304-018-0607-4
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“The driver was identified as a 31-year-old Italian citizen of Moroccan origin, living in the province of Modena, with no previous convictions.”
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CNN identifies the man as a 31-year-old unemployed resident of Modena with a degree in economics. However, the specific detail about 'Moroccan origin' is not present in the provided evidence snippets, though the age and residency are confirmed by CNN.
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“He was detained and is being questioned at police headquarters”
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CNN and other reports confirm the driver was arrested/detained and was being questioned as of Saturday evening.
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver of the vehicle reportedly crashed into a shop window in Modena and stabbed a passerby who tried to stop him, according to local media. Emergency crews raced to the scene to find seven peopl…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/multiple-people-inj…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, before trying to stab them, officials say. Eight people have been injured, two seriously. They include a woman who rep…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv28pd4n22o
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web search NEUTRAL — Know Your Police Station. Safety Tip(Senior Citizen, Women, Antitheft, Childrens etc.)Women Safety Cell. New Criminal Laws. The Haryana Police Journal. PPR.
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“the driver 'aimed for the sidewalk, hitting a bike, then crashed while slamming head-on into a woman'”
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The Guardian explicitly quotes Mayor Massimo Mezzetti stating the driver 'aimed for the pavement, hitting a bike' before crashing 'head-on' into a woman.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Washington state woman faces serious charges after allegedly driving her car onto a sidewalk in pursuit of a child on a bicycle, then offering investigators a bizarre explanation involving her pets.…
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web search NEUTRAL — In Kharkiv on August 16, a Nissan driver drove onto the sidewalk, hitting a 20-year-old woman and her five-month-old child. The injured were taken to the hospital with injuries.
https://unn.ua/en/news/nissan-driver-in-kharkiv-hit-a-woman-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver of the car involved fled the scene without stopping to help. On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at approximately 4:29 a.m., Ashley Mae Nelson, 37, was riding her bicycle across State Highway 6 Sout…
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“The car then crashed into a shop window.”
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Both The Guardian and The Mirror report that the car crashed into a shop window.
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web search NEUTRAL — The car crashed into a shop window after hitting the pedestrians, according to local reports.The driver is alleged to have “aimed for the pavement, hitting a bike” before crashing “head-on” into a wom…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/people-injured…
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web search NEUTRAL — The driver of the vehicle reportedly crashed into a shop window in Modena and stabbed a passerby who tried to stop him, according to local media. Emergency crews raced to the scene to find seven peopl…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/multiple-people-inj…
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“"They saw him with a weapon in his hand but he did not manage to stab anyone. It appears that he tried to strike someone," the mayor added.”
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While the specific quote isn't in a single snippet, multiple sources (CNN, The Mirror, and others) report that the driver attempted to stab passersby with a knife after the crash.
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“Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is reportedly in contact with the interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi, and with the undersecretary to the prime minister’s office responsible for the country's security, Alfredo Mantovano”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's communications with Matteo Piantedosi or Alfredo Mantovano.
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“the work of the anti-terrorism unit.”
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