French gendarmes work near the burnt car used by a driver who rammed into pedestrians and cyclists in Saint-Pierre-d'Oleron on the touristic French island of Ile d'Oleron, off the Atlantic coast, in France on Nov. 5, 2025. Stephane Mahe /Reuters
A driver plowed into pedestrians and cyclists on a French holiday island of Ile d'Oleron, near Bordeaux, on Nov. 5, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez has said.
Nunez said the motorist struck several people in the towns of Saint-Pierre-d’Oleron and Dolus-d’Oleron.
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