Updated on: Dec 06, 2025 08:38 am IST
The cause of the accident is currently unknown, and an investigation into the matter is underway.
A person drove a vehicle into a crowd during Christmas event preparations in Sainte-Anne in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe on Friday (local time), leaving at least 19 victims, including 10 deaths.
According to a report by Radio Caraïbes Internationale Guadeloupe, three victims are said to be in a serious condition. The tragedy occurred at Schoelcher Square, opposite the town hall and the church.
The cause of the accident is currently unknown, and an investigation into the matter is underway. According to witnesses at the scene quoted in the RCI report, the driver may have suffered a medical episode at the wheel. The theory is yet to be confirmed. The driver is said to have remained on the scene.
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers are deployed at the scene. The mayor of the town is on the scene and has activated a crisis team to assist the victims of the horrific tragedy.
Christmas car attack in Germany
Last year, a car ploughed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg just days before the festival, killing at least two people and injuring at least 68 others.
The driver of the car was arrested, German news agency dpa reported, citing unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Saxony-Anhalt’s interior minister, Tamara Zieschang, told reporters that the suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who first came to Germany in 2006.
At least two people were killed, and 68 were injured, including 15 who were hurt very seriously, according to government officials and the city government’s website. It said 37 people had injuries of medium severity, and 16 were lightly injured.
“The pictures are terrible,” city spokesperson Michael Reif said. “My information is that a car drove into the Christmas market visitors, but I can’t yet say from what direction and how far.”
