Cologne-Bonn Airport crash: Multiple people injured after man drives into pedestrians
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- 24 Mar 2023
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Several injuries have been reported after a man said to be suffering from mental health issues rammed into several pedestrians at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany, according to local police
A man has driven into several pedestrians in a parking garage at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany, police said.
"Several" people have been injured, including two police officers who were hurt because the man - who is thought to have been suffering from a psychiatric condition at the time - resisted arrest.
The man, 57, grabbed a rental vehicle which was left open for cleaning before ramming it into a group of "five or six" people before smashing into a number of other cars, according to a police spokesperson.
Miraculously, nobody's life is in danger, despite the suspect - who is known to police - driving "back and forth" over and over.
Christoph Gilles, for the local police, said: "He rammed several vehicles with a black rental van."
An Audi A5 was smashed with "full force" as the man drove through the barrier system which controlled the car park entrance.
A Kia and a Volvo were also hit, Mr Gilles adds. Read More…
