More than 30 people, including children, were injured when a car plowed into a crowd early Monday afternoon at a carnival street parade in the town of Volkmaren in Germany, according to the German tabloid Bild. Witnesses said it appeared that the driver, who swerved around a barrier that protected the crowd from traffic, may have targeted children, the German Frankfurter Rundschau reported. A police spokesperson said there were no confirmed deaths in the incident. The car reportedly “raced full throttle” toward the carnival attendees, witnesses told German newspaper Waldeckische Landeszeitung. The driver of the silver Mercedes station wagon has reportedly been arrested, police said, adding that they could not confirm whether the incident was deliberate or accidental. Rose Monday, or Rosenmontag, is a German Carnival celebration featuring colorful, entertaining floats and takes place ahead of Ash Wednesday.
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