Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8

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Eight injured as car rams into pedestrians in Italian city of Modena

Updated 2 hours ago
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Eight people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians in Modena, Italy, with police and the mayor confirming the casualty count. Reuters reports at least eight injuries, four in serious condition. The New York Times notes four of the injured were serious, citing the Modena mayor and residents who restrained the driver. Both Reuters pieces place the incident in Modena’s city center and describe the driver as a man; Reuters also mentions police statements and the mayor’s remarks corroborating the figure of eight injured and four in serious condition. Disagreements exist only in phrasing and emphasis; the core figures are consistent across Reuters and The New York Times.

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Original reporting (5)
Police work at the scene after several people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians in the center of the northern Italian city of Modena, Italy, May 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Reuters
Reuters
Balanced
5/16/2026

Eight injured as car rams into pedestrians in Italian city of Modena

Eight people were injured on Saturday when a car drove into ​pedestrians in the centre of the northern ‌Italian city of Modena, police and the city's mayor said.

Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8
The New York Times
The New York Times
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5/16/2026

Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8

Four of the injured were in serious condition, the mayor of Modena said, praising residents who rushed to stop the car’s driver from escaping on foot.

Car plows into pedestrians in Italy's Modena, 8 injured, 4 critically, mayor says
Washington Times
Washington Times
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5/16/2026

Car plows into pedestrians in Italy's Modena, 8 injured, 4 critically, mayor says

ROME — A car plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them critically, the mayor told Italian TV. Mayor Massimo Mezzetti said no one was killed but four victims were in serious condition. He said a woman was pinned against a shop window and required the.

Police work at the scene after several people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians in the center of the northern Italian city of Modena, Italy, May 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Reuters
Reuters
Balanced
5/16/2026

At least eight injured as car rams into pedestrians in Italian city of Modena

A man drove a car into a ​crowd in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring at ‌least eight people, four of whom are in serious condition, police said.

A silver car with the front mangled up next to a recovery vehicle, with police and police cars visible in the middle of the road
BBC News
BBC News
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5/16/2026

Man drives car into pedestrians in Italy, injuring eight

A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, injuring eight people, four seriously, officials say. They include a woman who reportedly had both her legs crushed. After the car came to a halt against a shop window, the driver emerged holding a knife and injured a passer-by who gave.