Car drives into crowd: Barcelona derby halted | OneFootball

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The local derby between Espanyol Barcelona and FC Barcelona had to be interrupted shortly after kickoff today. In the immediate vicinity of the Espanyol stadium, a car drove into a crowd of people, as videos circulating on the internet also show. According to police reports, there were 13 injured people.

The Catalan police stated that it was not an attack, but merely an accident without intent. The driver lost control of the vehicle and then accidentally accelerated, which ultimately led to the accident.

Referee César Soto Grado was informed of the incident during the ongoing game, after which he briefly interrupted the match. After consulting with the security forces on site, the game was able to continue. The stadium announcer announced: "Attention. We inform you that the incident outside the stadium is under control and there were no serious injuries."

The current score on the field is still 0:0.

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