Car hits pedestrians in Berlin; at least 5 injured

A woman wearing a face mask crosses in front of traffic in central Berlin on May 14, 2020, as a relaxation of lockdown restrictions in the capital has led to more cars on the road, amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (File/AFP)
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Updated 26 July 2020
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Car hits pedestrians in Berlin; at least 5 injured

  • The incident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. in Berlin's Hardenbergplatz, outside the Zoological Garden train station

BERLIN: At least five people were injured in the German capital early Sunday morning after a car drove off the road and into pedestrians.
The incident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. in Berlin's Hardenbergplatz, outside the Zoological Garden train station, the dpa news reported.
Berlin's fire department said in a Twitter update that some of the pedestrians sustained serious injuries, and that a rescue helicopter was deployed to help.
Further details were not immediately available.