After a car drove into a group of people in Ronnenberg police searched for the vehicle, which had fled, on 12 November 2026. Three men were injured in the incident on the evening of 11 November, one of them seriously. The Hannover Criminal Investigation Unit was investigating the circumstances and a possible motive. Hannover Criminal Investigation Unit.
According to Hannover Police Directorate the car, whose identity was initially unknown, drove into the group at around 10pm at excessive speed. The group was in Am Sportpark street in Ronnenberg’s district of Empelde The vehicle then drove off. When police issued their statement during the night of 11–12 November, they initially had no information about the driver or the vehicle.
The seriously injured man and one of the two men with minor injuries were taken to hospital for treatment. The third injured man was discharged after receiving first aid at the scene. A police spokesperson told the German Press Agency that the seriously injured man was not in a life-threatening condition.
According to police information reported by the news agency, an argument had preceded the incident. The nature of the dispute and who was involved were not initially explained in more detail. Published information had also not established whether the argument was connected to the subsequent drive into the group.
Police deployed numerous officers in Empelde. As well as the Hannover Criminal Investigation Unit, the Road Accident Investigation Unit also attended. The Criminal Investigation Unit took charge of the on-scene investigation. The fire brigade illuminated the area so police could secure evidence. Initial witness interviews were conducted at the scene.
At this early stage of the investigation, there is no reliable basis for saying whether the car was deliberately driven into the group. Police said they were investigating both the circumstances and a possible motive. Their account of the speed and sequence of events is based on what is known so far; they gave no further details about the driver or the vehicle.
Several questions therefore remain unanswered: how the collision happened, what role the reported argument beforehand played, and who was driving the car. The fact that the Criminal Investigation Unit took over the investigation does not in itself answer any of these questions. At the time of the police statement, no information had been released that would establish intent or a specific motive.
Ronnenberg is in the Lower Saxony at the Hannover Region. The incident took place in the district of Empelde; according to police, the initial search was for the vehicle that had fled. The statement of 12 November describes the state of the investigation during the night and does not necessarily reflect any later findings.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).