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Car 'ploughs into pedestrians outside Amsterdam Centraal station', injuring at least five | Car 'ploughs into pedestrians outside Amsterdam Centraal station', injuring at least five |
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A car has ploughed into pedestrians outside Amsterdam Centraal train station, police have said. | A car has ploughed into pedestrians outside Amsterdam Centraal train station, police have said. |
At least five people were injured in the incident, which happened around 9pm, according to local media reports. | At least five people were injured in the incident, which happened around 9pm, according to local media reports. |
The driver crashed into pedestrians and then into a wall, before being arrested. | |
There was immediate widespread speculation on social media as to whether the crash was deliberate, bu police have said there is no indication the attack was terrorist-related. | |
A tweet from the Amsterdam Police account said: "Talked to the suspect. Doesn't appear to be intentional, rather getting sick. Obviously we continue the investigation to exclude other options." | |
The first images from the Amsterdam incident area showed a major police presence around the railway station with first aid responders treating one person. A black car was shown to be slightly damaged against a low retaining wall close to the station. | |
Two of the wounded were transported to hospital and three people were treated on the spot, according to reports. | |
The station remained open following the incident, although the entrance near the site of the crash was closed. Tram traffic has now resumed. | The station remained open following the incident, although the entrance near the site of the crash was closed. Tram traffic has now resumed. |