Safety · Ronnenberg
Car hits group of people in Ronnenberg near Hanover, three men hurt, driver flees
Police say a car travelling at excessive speed drove into a group of people in Ronnenberg, Lower Saxony, on the night of 11 to 12 November. Three men were injured, and the driver left the scene without stopping.
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In brief
Three men were hurt when the car drove into the group in Ronnenberg during the night of 11 to 12 November. One was seriously injured and taken to hospital, and police said his life is not in danger.
The driver did not stop and drove away, leaving the injured men behind. A police spokeswoman said he had not been recognised.
Police have not yet said whether the incident was an accident or a deliberate attack. Earlier police information said the incident had been preceded by disputes that were not further described.
What happened
A car drove at excessive speed into a group of people in Ronnenberg, a town in Lower Saxony near Hanover, during the night of 11 to 12 November. Police reported that three men were injured. One of them was seriously hurt and taken to hospital, and police said his life is not in danger. The driver did not stop. He drove off and left the injured men at the scene, and a police spokeswoman said he had not been recognised.
Background to the incident
Police said earlier that the incident had been preceded by disputes, but they gave no further detail about what those disputes involved. The sources do not describe any link between those disputes and the driver's actions.
Open questions
Investigators are working to establish why the vehicle drove into the group and whether the driver acted on purpose. Police have not yet said whether the incident was an accident or a deliberate attack. Officers put the current position in one sentence:
“The investigation into this matter is ongoing.”
No arrest or identification of the driver has been reported in the coverage available so far.
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Sources and context
- TVP InfoCar drove into a group of people in Germany. Driver fledSamochód wjechał w grupę ludzi w Niemczech. Kierowca uciekł · original in Polish
- stern.deCar drives into group of peopleAuto fährt in Menschengruppe - drei Männer verletzt · original in German
- Süddeutsche ZeitungCar drives into group of peopleAuto fährt in Menschengruppe - drei Männer verletzt · original in German
- Places
- Hanover
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