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Berlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police say

By Thomson Reuters Jul 25, 2026 | 4:05 PM

BERLIN, July 25 (Reuters) – A car drove into a crowd near Berlin’s ​Pride celebrations on ‌Saturday evening, injuring several people, Berlin police said.

Police said on the social media platform ‌X ​they were ⁠responding with emergency ⁠services to an incident in the city’s central Tiergarten park close to ​the Brandenburg Gate, where a vehicle had ⁠struck multiple ⁠people.

“We are searching intensively ​for suspects,” police said.

Hundreds ​of thousands of people had ‌gathered peacefully in the German capital for the annual Christopher Street ⁠Day celebrations, one of Europe’s largest Pride events, before the incident ⁠ended ‌the festivities.

Emergency services ⁠were treating the ​injured ‌at the scene, ​police said. ⁠The number and severity of injuries were not immediately clear.

(Reporting by Kirsti Knolle in BerlinEditing by ​Rod Nickel)