据路透社周二报道，周一午夜前不久，德国北部汉诺威附近的新施塔特-吕本贝格镇发生一起蓄意驾车冲撞人群事件，一辆宝马车冲入人群，造成数人受伤。警方曾向车辆开枪，但车上人员逃跑，目前仍在逃。
Several people were injured after a BMW was deliberately driven into a group of people in Neustadt am Rbenberge, a town near Hanover in northern Germany, shortly before midnight on Monday. Police fired shots at the vehicle, but its occupants fled and remained at large, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
一名警方发言人表示，四到五人受伤，伤势从轻微到严重不等。所有伤者已被送往医院，但无生命危险。
Four to five people sustained injuries ranging from minor to severe, a police spokesperson said. All the injured were taken to hospital, but none was in a life-threatening condition.A police patrol conducting a routine traffic check nearby witnessed the incident and intervened to stop the vehicle.
一支正在附近进行例行交通检查的警方巡逻队目击了事件并介入拦截车辆。警员向宝马车开枪，但嫌疑人或嫌疑人弃车步行逃离现场。
Officers fired shots at the BMW, but the suspect or suspects escaped on foot, leaving the car at the scene. Police launched a search involving numerous officers and a helicopter.
警方调动大量警力和一架直升机展开搜捕，据报还出动了警犬。现场被封锁数小时，以便调查人员收集证据。
A police dog was also reportedly deployed. The scene was cordoned off for several hours as investigators collected evidence.
据路透社报道，警方发言人称，初步信息显示涉事人员互相认识。当局未进一步透露他们之间的关系，也未确定作案动机。
Initial information suggested that those involved knew one another, the police spokesperson said, according to Reuters. Authorities had not disclosed further details about their relationship or established a motive for the incident.
德国《图片报》报道，事件中还有其他车辆受损，包括一辆后窗被砸碎的车。目前尚不清楚所有损坏是否都与冲撞事件直接相关。嫌疑人数量和身份仍不清楚，据周二可获得的报道，警方尚未宣布有任何人被捕。对事件经过的调查仍在继续。
German newspaper Bild reported that other vehicles were also damaged during the incident, including one with a smashed rear window. It was not immediately clear whether all the damage was directly connected to the car ramming. The number and identities of the suspects remained unclear, and police had not announced any arrests in the reports available on Tuesday. Investigations into the circumstances of the incident were continuing.- Ends