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Marseille bus stop hit by van, one dead and driver arrested | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A woman has been killed after a van struck a bus shelter in the southern French city of Marseille, police say. | |
The driver has been arrested. His vehicle had struck another bus shelter in a different district of the city earlier in the morning, seriously injuring one person. | The driver has been arrested. His vehicle had struck another bus shelter in a different district of the city earlier in the morning, seriously injuring one person. |
French prosecutors say the case is not being treated as a terrorist incident. | |
French media reports say the driver is known to police and may have mental health issues. | |
The unconfirmed reports say he has a criminal record but is not known to the intelligence services. | |
The first bus stop was hit at about 09:15 (07:15 GMT) at Croix Rouge in the 13th district, where one person was seriously hurt. | |
The second bus stop was struck at about 10:00 at Valentine in the 11th district. | The second bus stop was struck at about 10:00 at Valentine in the 11th district. |
French media say the woman who died was in her 40s. | French media say the woman who died was in her 40s. |
On Bastille Day last year, along the coast in Nice, more than 80 people were killed when a lorry was driven into celebrating crowds on the seafront in an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State. | On Bastille Day last year, along the coast in Nice, more than 80 people were killed when a lorry was driven into celebrating crowds on the seafront in an attack claimed by so-called Islamic State. |