Several people have been injured after a fast-moving car struck pedestrians in Italy before a stabbing.
The incident happened in Modena when a car mowed down people in the historic northern Italian city today.
At least seven people were injured, two of them seriously, after a car hit them in Largo Porta Bologna area of the city before crashing into a department store window.
One woman was crushed against the shop window and could lose both of her legs, mayor Massimo Mezzetti said.
A man in the car, who was reportedly also injured, is said to have fled on foot.
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He then allegedly stabbed one person who tried to stop him before being arrested, Il Tirreno reports.
Footage from the scene shows a badly damaged silver Citroen with its front smashed next to the pavement, with debris surrounding it.
The mayor said: ‘Fortunately, there were no deaths, but seven people were injured, two of them seriously.
‘One woman will likely have to have both legs amputated: she was crushed against the shop window.’
He said the suspect was being questioned at the police station.
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