German police say they consider a automotive drove into Tiergarten park, close to the route of a Delight march, hitting a number of individuals.
Printed On 25 Jul 2026
One particular person has died and greater than a dozen have been injured after a automotive was suspected of driving right into a crowd at an LGBTQ parade in Berlin, German police say.
The incident late on Saturday prompted police to name off the occasion within the German capital hours after it had begun.
Police mentioned they consider a automotive drove into town’s central Tiergarten park, close to the route of the Delight march, hitting a number of individuals.
They mentioned at the very least 14 individuals have been injured and a number of the victims had life-threatening accidents. They known as on everybody in a submit on X to depart the premises of the occasion instantly.
Police added {that a} automobile was deserted on the scene in Tiergarten Park – a wooded space of the capital the place the parade ends – and so they have been looking for the occupant or occupants.
“We’re conducting an intensive seek for suspects,” police spokesman Florian Nath mentioned in a video posted on X.
Cops illuminated the realm between Potsdamer Platz and the southern aspect of the Tiergarten tunnel as they looked for proof, a dpa reporter on the scene mentioned.
Emergency providers have been treating the injured on the scene. The quantity and severity of accidents weren’t instantly clear.
A whole bunch of 1000’s of individuals had come to town on Saturday to have a good time at Berlin’s Delight parade, recognized in Germany as Christopher Avenue Day. It’s one in all Europe’s largest LGBTQ celebrations.
The Delight occasion in entrance of town’s iconic Brandenburg Gate in downtown was known as off at about 10:15pm native time (20:15 GMT), and a band’s efficiency on stage was interrupted. Individuals have been urged to go dwelling and keep away from travelling by way of Tiergarten park.
Earlier than the incident, individuals had celebrated peacefully, marching by way of town for hours, dancing to loud music, and cheering the roughly 80 floats that participated within the parade.
