Vehicle attack in Modena injures roughly a dozen, suspect also stabs passerby
A suspect drove a vehicle into a crowd in Modena, Italy, injuring around a dozen people - at least two critically - and stabbed at least one bystander.
First reported
By New York Post on May 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM EDT
Last update
May 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM EDT
4 sources write about this
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Approximately a dozen people were injured when a suspect drove a vehicle into a crowd in Modena, Italy, on May 16, 2026.
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At least two of the injured were reported to be in critical condition, according to Modena's mayor.
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The suspect also stabbed at least one passerby during the incident.
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The suspect was detained by authorities following the attack.
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The motive had not been publicly confirmed as of available reporting.
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2 hr ago
Several injured after car plows into Italy crowd, driver stabs passerby: report
“Fox News led with the combined vehicle-and-stabbing nature of the attack, framing it as a dual-method assault on bystanders.”
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Around one dozen injured as suspect plows vehicle into crowd and stabs at least one passerby in Modena, Italy
“The New York Post emphasized the overall casualty count and described the event as a combined vehicle and stabbing attack.”
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Car plows into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena, 8 injured, 2 critically, mayor says
“WTOP anchored its report on the mayor's official statement, foregrounding the confirmed injury count and critical-condition figures.”
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Car plows into pedestrians in Modena, 8 injured, 2 critically, mayor says
“The Philadelphia Inquirer, drawing on wire reporting, similarly centered the mayor's confirmed figures and the pedestrian toll.”
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Several injured after car plows into Italy crowd, driver stabs passerby: report
May 16, 1:01 PM
Around one dozen injured as suspect plows vehicle into crowd and stabs at least one passerby in Modena, Italy
May 16, 12:42 PM
Car plows into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena, 8 injured, 2 critically, mayor says
May 16, 1:24 PM
Car plows into pedestrians in Modena, 8 injured, 2 critically, mayor says
May 16, 1:19 PM
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