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Berlin Pride Parade Tragedy: Vehicle Collides with Crowd, Multiple Injuries

A vehicle drove into a crowd during Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade, leaving several wounded and prompting an ongoing manhunt.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read
Berlin Pride Parade Tragedy: Vehicle Collides with Crowd, Multiple Injuries
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In brief

During Berlin’s annual Christopher Street Day parade, a vehicle entered a crowd near Tiergarten park, injuring several participants. Police have launched an intensive manhunt for the driver and have urged the public to avoid the area. Emergency services are treating the victims, and the Pride event has been cancelled.

Several people have been injured in an incident at Berlin Pride when a vehicle was reported to drive into a crowd in the city centre.

Police are conducting an intensive manhunt while urging residents and visitors to avoid the area. The injured are receiving treatment from emergency services near Tiergarten park, the park where the crash occurred.

The annual Christopher Street Day celebration has been cancelled.

"We believe a vehicle entered Tiergarten park and hit several people," police posted on social media. Images show a large emergency response at the scene, including a stretcher being transferred to an ambulance.

Earlier on Saturday, thousands gathered for the parade, which ended near the park for evening events.

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