Barcelona, Spain – Police in Barcelona said several people were hurt when a driver lost control and crashed into a crowd gathered outside a professional football match on Thursday. The Police of Catalonia called the incident an accident.
The incident occurred in the first minutes of the Barcelona game in the Rival of Crosstown Espanyol with visitors looking at the title of the League.
Salvador Illa, regional president of the Catalonia region in Spain, said that all injuries were “minor” and also ruled out any deliberate attack.
Police said the initial count was that seven or eight people were hurt when the vehicle got into the crowd outside the RCDE stadium in southern Barcelona.
Police added in a message about X that the incident did not show danger to people inside the stadium.
Barcelona Can Clinate the Spanish League title With a victory. A Espanyol victory in the Derby would help him avoid the descent.
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