Vehicle hits crowd at Berlin Pride, several injured

A vehicle drove into a crowd at Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride celebration on the evening of Saturday, July 25, 2026, injuring several people and prompting a large-scale police manhunt for the driver. The incident occurred near Tiergarten park, a central gathering point for the event, leading authorities to cancel the festivities and urge hundreds of thousands of attendees to evacuate the area.

Berlin police stated that a vehicle entered the park and struck multiple people. Emergency services, including paramedics from the Berlin Fire Department, treated the injured at the scene. The exact number of casualties and the severity of their injuries were not immediately released. Images from the area showed a significant emergency response, with one person being carried into an ambulance on a stretcher.

According to local media reports citing an eyewitness, the vehicle was a white van that traveled at high speed into the crowd near Lennéstraße before crashing into a tree. The driver then reportedly fled on foot. Police confirmed they are conducting an intensive search for possible suspects. A police spokesman said in a video statement that authorities were on the scene...