{"id":29960,"date":"2025-11-05T07:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29960"},"modified":"2025-11-05T07:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:07:13","slug":"several-critically-injured-after-driver-rams-into-10-people-on-french-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/several-critically-injured-after-driver-rams-into-10-people-on-french-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Several critically injured after driver rams into 10 people on French island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A driver has rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the Ile d’Ol\u00e9ron, off the west coast of France, leaving 10 people hurt including several in a critical condition.<\/b><\/p>\n

A local man in his mid-30s had deliberately driven into people and he was arrested after being immobilised with a stun gun, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The man drove some distance between two villages on the island, mowing down several people including a young girl, the mayor of Dolus d’Ol\u00e9ron Thibault Brechkoff said.<\/p>\n

He eventually abandoned his vehicle and tried to set fire to it before running away, Brechkoff said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The public prosecutor for La Rochelle, Arnaud Laraize, said the suspect was known to police and that he shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) at the moment of his arrest.<\/p>\n

Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said an inquiry had been opened into the incident and he was heading to the scene.<\/p>\n

The incident took place around 08:45 (07:45 GMT), and local reports said gas canisters had been found in the back of the suspect’s car after he tried to set the vehicle alight.<\/p>\n

Witnesses described seeing a series of incidents in several places on the island, including the villages of Dolus d’Ol\u00e9ron and Saint-Pierre-d’Ol\u00e9ron, which came to an end outside a bakery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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