Factbox: Traffic attacks on pedestrians are becoming more common around the world, according to Reuters

(Reuters) – In 2016, a new chapter in mass violence began in Nice, France, when a man drove a heavy truck into a crowd of Bastille Day revelers. Since then, vehicular attacks have become increasingly common, although only a few have been declared acts of terrorism. In the year It was the latest New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, as fans have claimed in 2025.

10 people were killed and more than 35 injured when a driver rammed his pickup truck and opened fire on people celebrating New Year’s Eve in New Orleans’ French Quarter; The FBI said the early morning attack was a possible act of terrorism.

Vehicle attacks are becoming increasingly common around the world. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency calls vehicle attacks “a significant threat in the United States” and provides “security guidance for preventing and mitigating vehicle accidents.”

Below is a reverse chronological order of some of the high profile incidents where the vehicle crashed into a crowd, injuring and killing bystanders.

Magdeburg, Germany

Last month, a 50-year-old man in Germany was charged with murder and attempted murder after police said he plowed a car into a crowd at a Magdeburg Christmas market, killing five people and injuring several others.

The arrested suspect is a psychiatrist from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Germany for two decades with a history of anti-Islamic rhetoric.

Zhuhai, China

In November, a driver drove his car into a crowd at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, killing 35 people and seriously injuring 43 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in modern Chinese history.

The 62-year-old driver, Fan, was arrested and admitted to the hospital with stab wounds to his neck and other parts of his body, he said. A fan was upset over the division of property in a divorce settlement, police said.

Waukesha, Wisconsin

In the year A Wisconsin man was convicted in 2022 of driving his SUV into a Christmas fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Darrell Brooks is accused of driving his sport utility vehicle through a police precinct and plowing into several people. About 15 miles (25 km) west of Waukesha’s annual parade is downtown Milwaukee.

London, Ontario

A 22-year-old Canadian self-proclaimed white nationalist ran over and killed four members of a Muslim family in his pickup truck in the Canadian city of London, Ontario, about 120 miles (190 km) from Toronto in June 2021. In the year In 2023, Nathaniel Veltman was charged with first-degree murder. The judge who appeared in the case called it an act of terrorism.

Toronto

In the year In 2018, a man drove a car into dozens of people in downtown Toronto, killing 11 and injuring 15.

Alec Minassian In 2021, he was found guilty of 10 murders and 16 attempted murders. One of the 16 died from her injuries in the attack and the judge said she would consider the woman the 11th homicide victim.

new york

In October 2017, a 34-year-old Uzbek citizen plowed into a rented car on a Manhattan bike path, killing eight people and injuring 11, including a Belgian woman who lost her leg. In the year Saifulo Saipov, who went to America in 2010, He was convicted of murder for aspiring to join the Islamic State, which the United States has designated as a terrorist organization, in 2023.

Barcelona

In the year In August 2017, a 22-year-old man rammed his car down Las Ramblas, a popular tourist area in Barcelona, ​​killing 13 people. The man, Younes Abuyaqub, fled the scene on foot, stabbed a man to death and took the car to escape. Abu Yaqub was shot dead by police a few days later near Barcelona.

new york

In May 2017, a US Navy veteran rammed his car into pedestrians in busy Times Square in Manhattan, killing one woman and injuring 22 others. In 2022, the jury accepted the insanity defense presented by Richard Rojas.

London

In the year In March 2017, a car drove across Westminster Bridge and mowed down pedestrians outside Parliament, killing four people and injuring dozens. The driver, 52-year-old Khalid Masood, a British-born convert to Islam, stabbed a police officer before being shot dead.

Berlin

In the year In December 2016, Anis Amri, a failed Tunisian asylum seeker, hijacked a truck, killed its driver, then plowed into a busy Berlin Christmas market, killing 11 more people and injuring dozens. He was killed four days later in a shootout with police in Italy.

NICE, France

In the year In 2016, a gunman drove a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French coastal city of Nice, killing 86 people and injuring scores, an attack claimed by the Islamic State. It is known that the attacker is French of Tunisian origin.