At least one person was killed and the driver fled the scene
A car ploughed into a crowd during a gay pride parade in Berlin on Saturday night, killing one person and injuring 15 others, some critically, the Fire Department said.
The incident took place on Christopher Street Day, the German capital’s annual pride event, on Lennestrasse near the Tiergarten park in central Berlin.
Firefighters and paramedics are treating victims as a manhunt for the suspect continues.
Police said the driver had fled the scene after the vehicle hit a tree and that helicopters had been deployed in the search. According to the Berliner Morgenpost, witnesses said the suspect was driving a white minivan, possibly a Citroën.
Organizers canceled the parade, which was set to resume on Sunday.
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🔸 De « nombreuses victimes » signalées après qu'un véhicule a foncé dans la foule lors de la gay pride à Berlin. pic.twitter.com/DgMjXykAGP
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been briefed on the incident and is in close contact with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, a government spokesperson said. “His thoughts are with the victims,” the spokesperson added.
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July 26, 2026 at 02:44AM
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