Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona - police

Record ID: 906852

  • Title: Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona - police
  • Date: 17th August 2017
  • Summary: BARCELONA, SPAIN (AUGUST 17, 2017) (REUTERS) POLICE CARS PARKED IN THE STREET / PEDESTRIANS LINING SIDEWALK MAN WITH SMART PHONE NEAR POLICE CORDON / POLICE OFFICER USHERING PEOPLE BACK POLICE VAN DRIVING PAST POLICE OFFICER USHERING PEOPLE AWAY POLICE OFFICER WALKING ACROSS ROAD
  • Embargoed: 31st August 2017 16:45
  • Keywords: Barcelona van crash Spanish police Placa Catalunya
  • Location: BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • City: BARCELONA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016UJQD6V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A van crashed into dozens of people in the centre of Barcelona on Thursday (August 17) and several people were injured, police in the Spanish city said.
    Police described the incident on Twitter as a "massive crash". Emergency services said people should not go to the area around the city's Placa Catalunya and requested the closure of nearby train and metro stations.
    El Pais newspaper said the driver of the vehicle had fled on foot after mowing down dozens of people.
    While full details of the incident were not immediately clear, since July 2016 vehicles have been used to ram into crowds in a series of militant attacks across Europe, killing well over 100 people in Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm.
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