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John Barrowman is recovering after narrowly missing being injured when a car plowed into shoppers in Germany on Wednesday.
TheDr. Whoactor spoke out on Twitter about the incident, sharing what he saw and the aftermath of a fatal car crash moments after a man crashed into the crowd.
“We think we have witnessed a terrorist attack here in Berlin we’re not sure there’s a lot of people dead bodies all over the place we’ve seen a car that came down the road and ended up in a storefront covering three city blocks it’s pretty horrific.#berlin,” Barrowman, 55,began.
“The police presence is unbelievable,” continued Barrowman. “I heard the bang and the crash … we were in a store and we came out and we just saw the carnage.” He then wrapped the video, pointing out the helicopters that were arriving to airlift victims.
“We are ok,” he captioned the video in part.
“This is bad, this is serious, I mean really bad. There are multiple fatalities, hundreds of emergency services that are in the area, blocking city block after city block off … we’re being pushed back and out,” hesaidin another clip while walking with his husband Scott Gill. Barrowman also thanked an ex-military friend for advice on how to stay safe after the incident.
A car crashed into storefront in Berlin.ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images
He went on to sharefootageof a helicopter landing before he and Gill walked back to their hotel in anothervideo.
According toGB News, the incident happened in Berlin around 10:30 a.m. local time. One person died and six people were facing life-threatening injuries, the fire department told the outlet.
A total of 14 people were injured.
The victim who lost their life was a teacher and 14 of her 10th-grade students were injured,Reutersreported.
Officials said the person behind the wheel was a 29-year-old who was arrested after crashing into a Rakenstrasse store in Charlottenburg. It’s not clear if the incident was an accident, GB News reported.
OnTwitter, Berlin Senator Iris Spranger addressed the incident in a message written in German.
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Thilo Cablitz, a Berlin police spokesman told reporters at the scene that witnesses grabbed the driver and gave him to authorities, theTimessaid.
“Part of the reconstruction of the event, of course, is to look at the extent to which this was an intentional act or a traffic accident that may have occurred because of an exceptional medical situation,” Cablitz added.
source: people.com
