Seven people injured after man drives car into pedestrians in northern Italy

Seven people were injured, two seriously, on Saturday after a car rammed into a group of pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena.

Police said the driver, in his thirties, has been arrested. He is also alleged to have attempted to stab a passerby who had tried to stop him.

According to reports in the Italian press, the car crashed into a shop window after hitting the pedestrians on a road in the central area of the city.

More details soon …