We previously listed vehicle attacks around the world from 2000 to very early 2018. Here is a new list for just Europe and the USA for 2025 and up to October 2026. The first list involve cases that were clearly terrorist/hate attacks, with six of the seven involving casualties. For the three US terrorist cases, there were 18 people murdered and 129 people injured. All those murders occurred in two attacks: the New Orleans attack in January 2025 by an ISIS-inspired attacker where 14 people were murdered and in Michigan in September 2025 by someone who hated the Mormon church where four more people were murdered. Germany faced there people murdered and 69 people injured. On average, there were 2.9 murders per attack and 28.7 people injured.
Below that is also another list of other vehicle attacks which were unclear as to motive or not related to terrorism. For the nine USA cases in this second list, there were five murders and 76 people injured.
| Mass Vehicle Terror Attacks | ||||||||
| Date | Country | Location / Target | Attacker | Vehicle | Killed | Injured | Classification / Notes | Key Sources |
| 2025-01-01 | USA | New Orleans, LA, USA — Bourbon Street New Year’s crowd | Shamsud-Din Jabbar | Rented white Ford F-150 Lightning pickup | 14 | 57 | ISIS-inspired domestic terrorism (flag in truck, pre-attack videos). Drove into crowd then shot at police. | https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/us/timeline-truck-attack-new-orleans-dg; https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-car-bourbon-street-1685016388d65039ce62e720aab2ba14 |
| 2025-02-13 | Germany | Munich, Germany — trade-union (ver.di) demonstration | Farhad Noori (Farhad N.) | White Mini Cooper | 2 | 40 | Islamist extremism (religious motivation; “Allahu Akbar” on arrest). No external network. | https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/afghan-national-confesses-car-ramming-munich-prosecutor-says-2025-02-14/; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxqp5yy15lo |
| 2025-09-28 | USA | Grand Blanc Township, MI, USA — Latter-day Saints church | Thomas Jacob Sanford | Silver pickup truck | 4 | 8 | Targeted anti-religious violence (anti-LDS). FBI described as targeted violence motivated by anti-religious beliefs. | https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/detroit/news/fbi-detroit-issues-one-month-update-on-grand-blanc-lds-church-shooting-and-fire |
| 2025-10-02 | UK | Manchester, England — Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue (Yom Kippur) | Jihad Al-Shamie | Black Kia Picanto | 2 | 3 | Terrorist attack (car then knife). One death by stabbing, one by police gunfire. Attacker killed by police. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd63p1djgd7o; https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-police-respond-incident-outside-synagogue-manchester-2025-10-02/ |
| 2025-11-05 | France | Île d’Oléron (Dolus-d’Oléron / Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron), France — pedestrians & cyclists | Jean G. | Honda Civic (most reports) or Toyota | 0 | ≥5 (2 critical) | Borderline. Claimed “orders of Allah,” shouted “Allahu Akbar.” National anti-terror prosecutor did not take the case. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c205z4963vyo; https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/europe/oleron-french-island-car-ramming-intl; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/05/car-french-island-ile-d-oleron-france |
| 2026-01-28 | USA | Brooklyn, NY, USA — Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters (770 Eastern Parkway) | Dan Sohail | 2011/2012 Honda Accord | 0 | 0 | Repeated ramming of side entrance. Charged as hate crime / intentional damage to religious property. | https://gothamist.com/news/nj-man-sentenced-after-ramming-chabad-headquarters-in-brooklyn |
| 2026-03-12 | USA | West Bloomfield Township, MI, USA — Temple Israel | Ayman Mohamad Ghazali | Gray Ford F-150 pickup | 0 | 64 | Hezbollah-inspired terrorism (FBI). Rammed building, exchanged gunfire, vehicle fire. Attacker suicide. | https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/14/us/michigan-synagogue-attack-hnk |
| 2026-07-25 | Germany | Berlin, Germany — Christopher Street Day / Pride area (Tiergarten) | Abdul Ballout | Citroën SpaceTourer van | 1 | 29 | Islamist terrorism (prior IS-related activity). Drove into pedestrians then used a blade. | https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-lgbtq-pride-parade-van-ramming-3ba5e3f1becffd0da5f47b29aa08da9d |
Here are the other cases.
| Other Mass Vehicle Attacks | ||||||||
| Date | Country | Location / Target | Attacker | Vehicle | Killed | Injured | Classification / Notes | Key Sources |
| 2025-04-26 | Canada | Vancouver, Canada — Lapu-Lapu Day festival | Kai-Ji Adam Lo | Black Audi Q7 SUV | 11 | 32+ | Mental-health history; police and prosecutors explicitly ruled out terrorism. | https://apnews.com/article/canada-vancouver-filipino-festival-deaths-car-6635b400430a7015341d3ca0c4c1e7fb |
| 2026-08-26 | France | Caen, France — people near railway station | Ibrahim I. (Russian of Chechen origin) | Black Audi | 2 | 9 | Assassination / attempted assassination charges. Prosecutor explicitly excluded terrorist explanation; followed a dispute/fight. | https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/normandie/calvados/caen/direct-une-voiture-fonce-dans-la-foule-a-caen-un-deuxieme-mort-le-conducteur-interpelle-ce-que-l-on-sait-3407117.html; https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/faits-divers/direct-une-voiture-fonce-dans-la-foule-a-caen-une-deuxieme-personne-est-morte-neuf-blesses-le-conducteur-arrete-9651df85-97cd-4076-9b64-651f5874cc29 |
| 2025-11-05 | France | Île d’Oléron, France — pedestrians & cyclists | Jean G. | Honda Civic | 0 | ≥5 (2 critical) | Investigators later set aside the terrorism hypothesis; ordinary attempted-assassination charges. | https://www.lefigaro.fr/faits-divers/un-an-apres-l-attaque-a-la-voiture-belier-sur-l-ile-d-oleron-la-vie-meurtrie-de-jacques-l-homme-qui-revait-de-reprendre-la-mer-20261108; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c205z4963vyo |
| 2025-03-03 | Germany | Mannheim, Germany — pedestrian zone | Alexander Scheuermann | 2002 Ford Fiesta | 2 | 14-15 | Personal frustration + mental-health indicators. No political or religious motive. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge70y4q91o |
| 2026-05-04 | Germany | Leipzig, Germany — city-center pedestrian zone | Jeffrey K. | Volkswagen Taigo SUV | 2 | 6-8 | Murder / attempted murder. Mental-health history; political motive ruled out. Not designated terrorism. | https://www.bild.de/regional/leipzig/2-tote-in-21-sekunden-amokfahrer-raste-mit-tempo-90-in-fussgaengerzone-6ae822ac41adcd47a4f5dd54 |
| 2026-10-26/27 | Germany | Neustadt am Rübenberge (near Hanover), Germany — Group of people on street | Unnamed 36-year-old man | Blue BMW | 0 | ≥5 (some serious) | Deliberate targeted attack on known individuals (clan/organized crime context). Police fired shots to stop the vehicle. Charged with attempted manslaughter. | https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/neustadt-am-ruebenberge-mutmasslicher-fahrer-nach-auto-angriff-festgenommen-a-00d47937-0d26-40a5-b191-ee30776a0be0; https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/hannover_weser-leinegebiet/behrens-zu-angriff-mit-auto-skrupellosigkeit-ist-schockierend,neustadt-158.html; https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/angriff-in-neustadt-am-ruebenberge-drei-festnahmen-nach-autoattacke-accg-201624093.html |
| 2025-06-07 | Germany | Passau, Germany — pedestrians on Grünaustraße near the railway station | 48-year-old man; name not disclosed in cited sources | Black Mercedes; model not confirmed | 0 | 5 | Allegedly deliberately struck a group including his estranged wife, five-year-old daughter and three acquaintances. Police suspected a custody dispute, not terrorism. January 2026 reporting states prosecutors filed an indictment alleging three counts of attempted murder. | https://app.n-tv.de/panorama/Was-wir-ueber-die-Auto-Attacke-in-Passau-wissen-und-was-nicht-article25820477.html; https://www.pnp.de/lokales/stadt-passau/amokfahrt-in-passau-staatsanwalt-plaediert-auf-dreifach-versuchten-mord-20357707 |
| 2026-05-16 | Italy | Modena, Italy — pedestrians and cyclist on Via Emilia | Salim El Koudri | Citroën C3 | 1 | 7-8 | Investigators excluded terrorism as aggravating factor. Personal frustration / mental-health factors cited. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv28pd4n22o |
| 2026-04-19 | UK | Soho, London, England — Argyll Street outside Inca nightclub | Gabrielle Carrington (29) | Mercedes; model not confirmed in cited sources | 1 | 2 | Three people struck. Klaudia Zakrzewska died on April 25; two other victims injured, including a security guard with life-changing injuries. Charge upgraded to murder. Carrington pleaded not guilty in August; trial scheduled for January 2027. Police did not treat the incident as terrorism. | https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-25/former-x-factor-star-faces-murder-charge-after-influencer-hit-by-car-in-soho; https://news.sky.com/story/former-x-factor-contestant-gabrielle-carrington-denies-murdering-influencer-13569365; https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-20/woman-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-pedestrians-hit-by-car-in-london |
| 2025-05-26 | UK | Liverpool, England — Liverpool FC victory parade | Paul Doyle | Gray Ford Galaxy minivan | 0 | 130+ | Extreme road rage. Police stated they were not treating it as terrorism. | https://apnews.com/article/britain-car-ramming-liverpool-soccer-premier-parade-43e1d23841d8d00ead46adc280ed0ad7 |
| 2026-03-28 | UK | Derby, England, UK — Pedestrians on Friar Gate (city-centre nightlife area) | 36-year-old man (originally from India, long-term UK resident) | Black Suzuki Swift | 0 | 7 | Counter-terrorism police assisted but incident not treated as terrorism; open mind on motive. Arrested on attempted murder and related charges. Injuries serious but not life-threatening. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn78v1yg7p1o; https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/uk-derby-car-ramming-pedestrians-hit-bf9xrmt3k; https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/derby-car-incident-police-bishop-blaise-pub-b2948590.html; https://news.sky.com/story/derby-latest-police-to-give-update-as-seven-injured-after-car-hits-pedestrians-in-city-centre-13525826 |
| 2026-06-27 | UK | Ealing Broadway, London, England — pedestrians outside Marks & Spencer | Timir Ahmed Mohamed (34) | Car; make/model not independently confirmed | 0 | 5 | Five pedestrians injured; three taken to hospital and two treated at scene. Charged with five counts of attempted murder, dangerous driving, failing to stop, failing to provide a breath specimen and criminal damage. Police said it was not being treated as terrorism. | https://news.sky.com/story/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-several-people-hit-by-car-in-ealing-broadway-13558502; https://news.sky.com/story/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-after-car-collides-with-multiple-pedestrians-13558389; https://www.itv.com/news/2026-06-29/driver-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-five-people-hit-by-car |
| 10/17/26 | USA | Wichita, Kansas, USA — 34-year-old woman drove into a children’s soccer game | 34-year-old woman unnamed | Chevrolet (Chevy) pickup truck | 2 | 10 | As of late October updates, authorities were still awaiting toxicology results, a mechanical examination of the Chevrolet pickup, and related forensic work. The Wichita Police Department remains the lead agency, with ongoing consultation with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. The circumstances (including why the vehicle left the parking area and entered the field) have not been publicly resolved. | KWCH (12 News) https://www.kwch.com/2026/11/12/sedgwick-county-da-wichita-pd-holding-press-conference-announce-update-stryker-crash-investigation/ |
| 2025-01-01 | USA | Las Vegas, NV, USA — Trump International Hotel | Matthew Livelsberger | Tesla Cybertruck | 1 | 7 | Deliberate vehicle explosion (not pure ramming). FBI said domestic-terrorism classification remained undetermined. | https://apnews.com/article/trump-hotel-las-vegas-explosion-cybertruck; https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/us/las-vegas-trump-hotel-cybertruck-explosion |
| 2026-02-19 | USA | Outside Boulder City, NV, USA — electrical substation | Dawson Maloney | Rented Nissan Sentra | 1 | 0 | Investigated as terrorism-related. Extremist material and weapons recovered. Attacker suicide. No major infrastructure damage. | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-rams-into-power-substation-boulder-city-nevada-investigated-possible-terrorism/; https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/us/nevada-counterterrorism-incident-investigation-fbi |
| 2025-01-26 | USA | Tampa, Florida, USA — pedestrians at four locations | Jeremiah Bailey (48) | White Honda Accord | 1 | 3 | Deliberate ramming spree following a dispute. Four pedestrians struck: one killed and three injured. Police later killed the driver (excluded from Killed); three officers were also injured during the response (excluded from the three pedestrian injuries). No terrorism designation established in cited sources. | https://www.tampa.gov/news/2025-01/tampa-police-respond-violent-incidents-resulting-officer-involved-shooting-163101; https://www.tampa.gov/news/2025-08/tampa-police-release-hit-run-homicide-suspect-information-aviation-and-body-worn; https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2025/01/28/tampa-hit-and-run-victim-speaks |
| 2025-07-19 | USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA — Crowd outside Vermont Hollywood nightclub (East Hollywood) | Fernando Ramirez (29) | Gray Nissan Versa | 0 | 37 | Deliberate after being ejected from the club (interpersonal dispute/retaliation). Charged with dozens of counts of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Not terrorism. | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-19/la-me-hollywood-crash; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c873vd3y007o; https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/us/hollywood-los-angeles-vehicle-strikes-crowd; https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/07/22/los-angeles-nightclub-car-crash-suspect-driver-charged-murder/85330773007/ |
| 2026-01-11 | USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA — Anti-Iranian regime protest (Westwood, near Federal Building) | Calor Madanescht (48) | U-Haul box truck | 0 | 2 | Drove into protest march. There is solid evidence from police, the signs, and the context that Madanescht opposed significant elements of the protesters’ message and deliberately went there as a form of counter-protest to broadcast it. The messaging specifically rejected the Shah while many in the crowd supported pre-revolution symbols and figures. UCLA professor Benjamin Radd and others described the signs as provocative rhetoric meant to evoke a response. Madanescht himself later described himself as a “freedom fighter” and human-rights activist who supports neither the current Khomeini/Islamic regime nor the Shah’s regime. However, officials treated it primarily as a reckless driving incident. | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-11/la-me-uhaul-westwood-protest; https://legalclarity.org/calor-madanescht-arrest-charges-and-investigation/; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/u-haul-los-angeles-iran-protest; https://abcnews.com/US/haul-drives-crowd-los-angeles-anti-iranian-regime/story?id=129112878; https://www.foxnews.com/us/u-haul-truck-drives-through-iran-protest-crowd-los-angeles-one-person-struck-driver-detained |
| 2025-03-08 | USA | Inglewood, California, USA — CarMax showroom, customers and employees | Andrew Jesus Arroyo (25) | SUV; make/model not confirmed in cited sources | 0 | 8 | Allegedly reversed into the showroom and drove through the building. Eight injured, two critically. Charged with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and other offenses. CarMax disputed speculation that an unfavorable appraisal triggered the attack. No terrorism designation established in cited sources. | https://abc7.com/amp/post/man-charged-attempted-murder-ramming-car-inglewood-carmax-leaving-multiple-people-injured/16012684/; https://apnews.com/article/a976ac2354f9546b400dbe0dc1250461; https://media.carmax.com/press-releases/news-release/2025/CarMax-Statement-on-Inglewood-CA-Incident-March-24/default.aspx |
| 2025-04-10 | USA | East Naples, Florida, USA — St. Matthew’s House Boutique Thrift Store | Donald Peyton-Lee Russell Jr. (42) | Black 2024 Honda sedan; model not confirmed | 0 | 6 | Sheriff’s office said the driver intentionally drove through the storefront, striking multiple victims. Six people reported injured. Motive not established in cited reports; no terrorism designation established. | https://www.wguf989.com/2025/04/10/man-arrested-after-car-crashes-into-st-matthews-house-thrift-store-injuring-5-in-east-naples/; https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/man-driving-east-naples-store-psychotic-episodes/64460513 |
| 2025-05-01 | USA | Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, USA — Sunrise Presbyterian Church school playground and sidewalk | Justin Collin Adams (36) | Sedan; make/model not confirmed in cited sources | 0 | 3 | Allegedly intentionally targeted children, driving onto the playground and toward children seeking shelter, then onto a sidewalk. Two children (10 and 12) and a teacher injured. Charged with three counts of attempted murder. No terrorism designation established in cited sources. | https://abcnews.com/US/man-charged-attempted-murder-hit-run-sullivans-island/story?id=121392186; https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/05/affidavits-adams-j.pdf |
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