{"id":17515,"date":"2026-07-26T06:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17515"},"modified":"2026-07-26T06:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T01:11:45","slug":"one-dead-after-car-drives-into-crowd-at-berlin-pride-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17515","title":{"rendered":"One dead after car drives into crowd at Berlin Pride fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>A Pride event in Berlin was canceled after a van drove into a crowd of people on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 15 others. File Photo by Justin Lane\/EPA-EFE<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 25 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> A Pride parade in Berlin was evacuated on Saturday after a car drove into a crowd at the event, killing one person and injuring many more.<\/p>\n<p>The annual LGBTQ+ pride event, called Christopher Street Day, was cancelled after the car drove into Tiergarten park, where a series of events tied was help after a parade through the city, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyqzylz3zno\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/berlin-pride-lgbtq-march-car-crowd-latest-b3021588.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Independent<\/a> reported.\n<\/p>\n<p>The annual event drew hundreds of thousands of people to the park, which is near the Brandenberg Gate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/police-cancel-gay-pride-festival-car-rams-crowd-leaving-several-injured\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that they were conducting an intense manhunt to find the suspect, but did not say if they are aware of a motive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are currently deployed with numerous police forces, as well as rescue units from the Berlin Fire department,&#8221; police said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>A van reportedly drove into the crowd, killing one person and injuring 15 people, some of whom police said have life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The police department did not specify how many officers and emergency personnel were dispatched to the event, but the evening celebrations, which included a concert, were immediately called off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh181();\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/collection\/ph\/upi\/16747\/89132f90873458ea345851f0434d02b1\/This-week-in-Washington_1_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"645\" height=\"431\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the James S. 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