Car ramming in Caen kills one, injures ten

A driver rammed a vehicle into a group of people near the train station in Caen, northwestern France, on the night of August 26, killing at least one person and injuring around ten others. The incident occurred around 22:00 local time near a tram stop on Place de la Gare, according to Mayor Aristide Olivier Source: Infobae. The prefect of Calvados, David Clavière, reported one fatality, seven people in absolute emergency, and three in relative emergency Source: Excelsior. Most of the injured are foreign nationals, including Afghans, Egyptians, and Bangladeshis Source: La Vanguardia.

The suspect

The driver fled the scene but was arrested in Ouistreham, about 15–20 kilometers away Source: El Confidencial. The suspect is a 26-year-old man born in Russia, identified by some media as Ibrahim I. Source: El Español. He was not known to intelligence services but had prior police records for traffic offenses Source: Infobae. Authorities have opened an investigation for murder and intentional violence with a weapon, but have stated that a terrorist motive is not currently suspected Source: El Español.

Discrepancies

Sources disagree on the number of casualties. While most report one death and ten injured, some outlets mention two deaths and nine injured Source: Heraldo de México, and others cite eleven injured Source: El Español. The cause also varies: some sources suggest the ramming followed a bar fight, but this has not been officially confirmed Source: La Vanguardia. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities reviewing surveillance footage Source: Excelsior.