Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday visited people wounded by a driver with a history of mental health problems who ran over several pedestrians in northern city of Modena.Hundreds gathered in the evening at the call of the city’s mayor to “unite against those who want to divide and sow hatred” after some far-right politicians tried to tie the incident to Immigration.The driver, a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage, hit several people in central Modena before crashing into a shop window, colliding head-on with a woman.
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SUN · 2026-05-17 · 21:03 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0517-77052
NSR-2026-0517-77052News Report·EN·Human Interest
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni meets victims of Modena car incident
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited victims of a car incident in Modena on Sunday. A 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage, who has a history of mental health issues, drove into several pedestrians in the city center before crashing into a shop.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 21:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited victims of a car incident in Modena on Sunday. A 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage, who has a history of mental health issues, drove into several pedestrians in the city center before crashing into a shop. In response to the incident, hundreds gathered at the mayor's invitation to promote unity against division and hatred. This gathering occurred after some far-right politicians attempted to link the event to immigration.
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The driver was a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan heritage.
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The incident involved a driver with a history of mental health problems who ran over pedestrians.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited victims of a car incident in Modena.
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Some far-right politicians attempted to link the incident to immigration.
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