At least seven people have been injured by a driver who drove on a footpath in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday and then got out wielding a knife, according to authorities.
Early witness accounts said the driver, reportedly aged in his 30s, “aimed for the sidewalk, hitting a bike, then crashed while slamming head-on into a woman, badly hurt with both legs crushed”, mayor Massimo Mezzetti told local media and the ANSA news agency.
The suspect allegedly tried to run and stabbed at least one person before he was stopped by the crowd, The NY Post reports, citing officials.
The motive is not yet known, but a terrorist attack is not being ruled out, Italian newspaper La Pressa is reporting.
“We need to understand what’s behind this act. But it was a dramatic event. I am deeply shaken. Whatever it was, it was extremely serious. If it turns out to be an attack, that would be even more serious,” Mr Mezzetti said.
