Police: German soldier drives car into crowd at army base, injuring several

German soldier drives car into crowd

BERLIN — A soldier drove his car into a crowd of people on a German army base early Monday, injuring several people, police said.

At least six people were injured in the incident that occurred at the Werratal Barracks in the town of Bad Salzungen in the eastern German state of Thuringia.

Police said the reasons behind the soldier’s actions were not immediately clear.

The German army had no immediate comment, but said it planned to issue more information about the incident later in the day.

No one could immediately be reached at the barracks, which had been evacuated.

Local media reported as many as 13 people, most of them soldiers, may have been hurt. Three helicopters were called to the scene to help bring the wounded to hospital, MDR radio reported.