At least eight people have been injured, four of whom are in serious condition, after a man drove a car into a crowd in the northern Italian city of Modena.

The driver - a 30-year-old born in Bergamo and of North African origin, who had moved to the province that includes Modena - attempted to flee after the car crashed into a shop window, Modena's mayor told broadcaster RaiNews24.

Police officers were present at scene into the evening hours, and were seen talking to a person at the affected store.

The fleeing driver was stopped by some pedestrians, one of whom he attacked with a knife and slightly injured. The driver was later arrested by police.

Among the injured, four were in serious condition and two were airlifted to a hospital in Bologna, around 40 kilometres from Modena, the city's mayor, Massimo Mezzetti, told RaiNews24.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

MODENA, ITALY (MAY 16, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No resales / No archive / News use only)

1. CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWING MOMENT CAR DRIVES INTO PEDESTRIANS

MODENA, ITALY (MAY 16, 2026) (AGTV – No use Italy)

1. POLICE AT SCENE

2. MAN SWIPING RUBBISH OFF STREET

3. POLICE AT SCENE

4. MAN PICKING UP RUBBISH

5. POLICE AT SCENE / MAN SPRAYING WATER TO CLEAN STREET

6. VARIOUS OF POLICE AT SCENE

7. MAN TAKING OUT CLEANING EQUIPMENT FROM VAN

8. POLICE AT SCENE

9. CAR DRIVING UNDER TAPE

10. POLICE AT SCENE

11. VARIOUS OF POLICE REMOVING TAPE

12. POLICE ENTERING STORE WITH BROKEN WINDOW

13. BROKEN WINDOW

14. POLICE EXITING STORE

15. VARIOUS OF BROKEN WINDOW, BLOOD STAINS

16. VARIOUS OF PERSON MOPPING FLOOR INSIDE STORE SEEN THROUGH BROKEN WINDOW