A passenger vehicle deliberately veered from Avenue Pierre Mendès France into the pedestrian promenade directly in front of the Caen train station, hitting a group of bystanders.
Police officers stationed on nearby transport patrols immobilized the vehicle and placed the male driver into immediate custody without gunfire exchange.
Over 30 firefighters and medical emergency personnel arrived. A Poste Médical Avancé (PMA) was erected on the west side of Place de la Gare to stabilize critical victims.
The Prefecture du Calvados issued an official bulletin confirming one person was killed on impact and ten others suffered varying degrees of physical injury.
The local public prosecutor's office (Parquet de Caen) launched an investigation into intentional violence with a weapon (motor vehicle) and aggravated homicide, assessing motive and driver background.