Man drives car into crowd in Caen, France, killing one and injuring ten

A man drove his car into a crowd in the northern French city of Caen on Wednesday evening, killing one person and injuring ten others, seven of whom were seriously hurt. Authorities are not investigating the incident as having a terrorist motive.

The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. after an argument, when the driver steered his vehicle into a group of people gathered outside the city's train station, according to police reports. Eyewitnesses identified the deceased as a young Afghan man, aged 18 or 19. Caen's security official Bruno Coutanceau stated that, based on initial findings, all the injured were men, with the youngest being 17 years old.

The 26-year-old suspect was apprehended by police after initially fleeing the scene. He was later captured in Ouistreham, a town approximately 20 kilometers from Caen. David Clavière, the prefect of the Calvados department, reported that the suspect is known to French police, but only for traffic violations. Clavière confirmed that the man intentionally drove into the pedestrians.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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The man intentionally drove over the pedestrians.