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| Police have arrested a driver following an incident in the Old Port area of Marseille in which one person died when a car crashed into two bus shelters. The incident is not believed to be terrorism-related. | |
| A 35-year-old was arrested following the woman’s death, after he hit two bus shelters in the area. At 8:15am local time the driver smashed into the first shelter in the 13th arrondissement before hitting the second in the 11th arrondissement. | A 35-year-old was arrested following the woman’s death, after he hit two bus shelters in the area. At 8:15am local time the driver smashed into the first shelter in the 13th arrondissement before hitting the second in the 11th arrondissement. |
| In a statement from police the public have been asked to avoid the area of boulevard Charles Livon. | In a statement from police the public have been asked to avoid the area of boulevard Charles Livon. |
| Another person was also injured, according to police. "At the moment we have no information on the motives of this individual," a police source told Reuters. | Another person was also injured, according to police. "At the moment we have no information on the motives of this individual," a police source told Reuters. |
| The man was known to police for minor crimes and had psychological issues, according to the source. David-Olivier Reverdy of the Alliance police union said the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related but “given the times” it cannot be ruled out as a motive. | The man was known to police for minor crimes and had psychological issues, according to the source. David-Olivier Reverdy of the Alliance police union said the incident is not believed to be terrorism-related but “given the times” it cannot be ruled out as a motive. |
| The bus shelters involved were five kilometres (three miles) apart, according to Reverdy, who said the van used in the incident was a Renault Master. | The bus shelters involved were five kilometres (three miles) apart, according to Reverdy, who said the van used in the incident was a Renault Master. |
| Images taken along Quai de Rive Neuve show armed police at the scene. | Images taken along Quai de Rive Neuve show armed police at the scene. |
| Video from the scene shows a white van stopped by police with armed guards on the scene. | Video from the scene shows a white van stopped by police with armed guards on the scene. |
| One witness to the second collision provided the license plate of the vehicle to police, enabling them to find and stop it shortly afterwards, reported BFM-TV. | One witness to the second collision provided the license plate of the vehicle to police, enabling them to find and stop it shortly afterwards, reported BFM-TV. |
| One witness to the second collision provided the license plate of the vehicle to police, enabling them to find and stop it shortly afterwards, reported BFM-TV. | One witness to the second collision provided the license plate of the vehicle to police, enabling them to find and stop it shortly afterwards, reported BFM-TV. |
| “We saw a van that went off, making the tires squeal,” another witness said. | “We saw a van that went off, making the tires squeal,” another witness said. |
| The incident comes just days after back-to-back van attacks in Barcelona and Spanish resort town of Cambrils killed 15 people and injured more than 100 people. | |
| READ MORE: Barcelona attack suspect remains at large, may be in France – police | READ MORE: Barcelona attack suspect remains at large, may be in France – police |
| Earlier this month, six French troops were injured when a car rammed into them after they emerged from a barracks at Levallois-Perret, a suburb in northwestern Paris. | Earlier this month, six French troops were injured when a car rammed into them after they emerged from a barracks at Levallois-Perret, a suburb in northwestern Paris. |
| READ MORE: French troops hit by vehicle: ‘Good behind the scenes intelligence work needed to stop attacks’ | READ MORE: French troops hit by vehicle: ‘Good behind the scenes intelligence work needed to stop attacks’ |