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Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz
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At least three people are dead and dozens are injured after a man drove his car into crowds in a square in the Austrian city of Graz. At least three people are dead and dozens injured after a man drove his car into crowds in a square in the Austrian city of Graz.
The driver has been arrested but police have released no further details.The driver has been arrested but police have released no further details.
Part of the city has been sealed off and emergency services have launched a major operation.Part of the city has been sealed off and emergency services have launched a major operation.
Graz is Austria's second largest city and the square was hosting an event related to the nearby Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix.Graz is Austria's second largest city and the square was hosting an event related to the nearby Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix.
The area's governor confirmed that three people had died and 34 were injured, some seriously. The regional governor confirmed that three people had died and 34 were injured, some seriously.
Governor Hermann Schuetzenhoefe told reporters that the suspect arrested was a 26-year-old man. The motive for the attack is not clear. Governor Hermann Schuetzenhoefer told reporters that the suspect arrested was a 26-year-old man, describing him as "deranged".
Emergency forces sent 60 ambulances to the scene and four helicopters to take victims to hospital. "There is no explanation, there is no excuse," he added.
The Austrian Grand Prix takes place this weekend in Spielberg, and it is thought that many of the city's emergency services had been deployed there. Crowds had gathered in the square to take part in a Formula 1 event. Police said initial investigations indicated the incident was not terror-related.
There are unconfirmed reports that after crashing the man exited the vehicle and attacked people with a knife. Sixty ambulances and four helicopters were sent to the scene.
Photographs from the scene show a heavily damaged SUV and blood on the pavement.
Eyewitness Helmut Reinisch told the BBC he saw bodies lying on the ground "covered in blood," including a young boy.Eyewitness Helmut Reinisch told the BBC he saw bodies lying on the ground "covered in blood," including a young boy.
An eye-witness also told the agency that the car was travelling at 100km/h (62mph) when it entered the square. He added that the car was travelling at least 100 km/h: "It was really horrible, everybody was shocked."
The city's mayor, Siegfried Nagl, was another a witness.
"The driver deliberately drove into pedestrians. I myself saw a woman being run over," he told Kleine Zeitung.
Another witness described a lucky escape.
"I was having cappuccino on the main square when people started screaming and then there was the loud noise coming from a car engine. I leapt to safety in a nearby arcade."
The Austrian Grand Prix takes place this weekend in Spielberg, and it is thought that many of the city's emergency services had been deployed there. Crowds had gathered in the square to take part in a Formula 1 related event.
There are unconfirmed reports that after crashing the man left the vehicle and attacked people with a knife.
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