Deadliest Vehicle-Ramming Terror Attacks

Deaths: 86

Injuries: 434

On July 14, 2016, thousands gathered for a fireworks display in Nice, France. A truck suddenly drove through the crowd.The truck started driving through the crowd.The attack caused 86 confirmed deaths and as many as 434 injuries.434 injuriesThe truck drove 1.25 miles before police shot down the killer near a luxury hotel. This attack ranks as the deadliest vehicle attack in modern European history. The Islamic State later claimed responsibility.claimed responsibility.

Deaths: 43 (including the four assailants)

Injuries:90+

During the morning hours of May 22, 2018, two SUVs attacked a busy outdoor market in Ürümqi. Victims shopped when an SUV tore through the street, running people down. Later, another SUV appeared; its passengers threw small explosives from the windows to increase the violence. The cars then crashed, causing a huge explosion that shook the neighborhood. The assailants were Uighur separatists, members of an ethnic group native to Western China.two SUVsattacked a busy outdoor market in the Chinese city Ürümqi. Victims had been shopping at the market when an SUV tore through the street and started running people down. Moments later, another SUV showed up and its passengers began throwing miniature explosive devices out of the windows to escalate the carnage. The cars then collided, setting off a massive explosion that rocked the neighborhood. The assailants were Uighur separatists, members of an ethnic group native to Western China.were Uighur separatists, members of an ethnic group native to Western China.

Deaths: 16

Injuries: 131

A terrorist plot in Barcelona and Cambrils.Barcelona and CambrilsA group of terrorists drove vehicles through two crowded tourist destinations, leaving 16 dead and over 100 injured. The assailants used a passenger van in Barcelona and a car in Cambrils to carry out the attacks. The Islamic State stated the terrorists involved were members of the extremist organization. Police shot four assailants on the scene and later caught and shot a fifth who fled.

Deaths:12

Injuries:56

An Islamist extremist, Anis Amri, was responsible for this attack on a German Christmas market.attack on a German Christmas marketThat left dozens injured and 12 dead. On December 19, 2016, Amri stole a truck in Poland, killing the driver. He then drove to Berlin, plowed through a Christmas market, and killed 12 people. After the first incident, Amri fled. Four days later, police found him in Milan and shot him dead.stole a truck in Poland, killing the driver in the process. He then drove to Berlin, plowed through a Christmas market, and killed 12 people. Amri fled after the first attack. Four days later, police found him in Milan and shot him dead.

Deaths: 11(8 civilians, 3 attackers)

Injuries:48

In a violent act, three terrorists ran down pedestrians traveling on the London Bridge on June 3, 2017. The van hit the sidewalk, speeding at 50 miles per hour toward the victims. The van crashed after crossing the bridge, but the trio of attackers emerged with knives and continued stabbing. They stabbed many people before law enforcement gunned them down.ran down a group of pedestrianstraveling on the famous London Bridge on June 3, 2017. The van mounted the sidewalk as it sped at 50 miles per hour towards the helpless victims. The van eventually crashed after crossing the bridge, only for the trio of attackers to emerge with knives and continue their violence with a stabbing spree. They managed to stab multiple people before finally being gunned down by law enforcement.gunned down by law enforcement. Later, investigators found the attack was carried out by the Islamic State.was carried out by the Islamic State.

Deaths: 8

Injuries:26

On February 14, 2001, a 35 year old Palestinian bus driver.35 year old Palestinian bus drivertargeted an all female group of Israeli soldiers in the town of Azor, Israel. The man drove his bus through a multitude of pedestrians.a multitude of pedestriansThe attacker killed eight and wounded many more before crashing the bus while trying to flee. Authorities later arrested the attacker and charged him with murder, though he faced possible release through a prisoner exchange deal.

Deaths:8

Injuries: 11

On October 31, 2017, an Islamic State terrorist used a rentedHome DepotHe drove a pickup truck as a weapon through a busy bicycle lane in Manhattan. The killer crashed the truck into a school bus, then exited and displayed a pellet gun and a paintball gun. Police officers arrived, fired at the man, shot him in the abdomen, and took him into custody. Investigators found the attacker was inspired by the Islamic State. Investigators charged Sayfullo Saipov witheight counts of murder onebut pled not guilty.

Deaths: 6 (including assailant)

Injuries:50

On March 22, 2017, London shook when an Islamist militant sped across Westminster bridge and violentlymowed down dozens of civilians. Four people died in the vehicle rampage, which ended after the vehicle crashed outside theParliament building. The attacker exited the vehicle and stabbed a fifth victim, a police officer, to death. Police opened fire on the man as he entered the Parliament, shooting him dead. Investigators later found messages the attacker sent via WhatsApp claiming he waswaging a jihadin response to Western military action in Muslim nations.

Deaths: 5

Injuries: 14

On April 7, 2018, an Uzbeki national carried out aterrorist attack in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. The attack leftfive dead. The man stole a beer truck and drove the vehicle through a shopping district, hitting pedestrians. A nationwide search found and captured the killer. Investigators later learned the attacker hadsworn allegiance to the Islamic Statein video and written messages.

Deaths: 5 (including the attacker)

Injuries:17

On January 8, 2017, a Palestinian man brought terror to Jerusalem after he ran down a group of young Israeli cadets as they stepped off a bus at a tourist spot. All four deaths were soldiers: three women and one man.three women and one man. Police officersshot the man dead on scene and called the event terrorism. The man was believed to have been inspired by similar attacks in Europe by the Islamic State.

Deaths: 4 (including attacker)

Injuries: 40

On July 2, 2018, citizens of Jerusalem were stunned after a Palestinian man used abulldozer to drive into traffic down a street. The attack continued until police and private guards shot the man, killing him. Three different Palestinian militant groups claimed responsibility, but the exact attacker is unknown.

Deaths: 5 (including 3 attackers)

Injuries:38

Three assailants linked to theThe Turkistan Islamic Party drove an SUV through China's Tiananmen Square, injuring dozens and killing two.Assailants drove an SUV through China's Tiananmen Square, injuring dozens and killing two people. They drove into a crowd, then crashed their vehicle.All three attackers died on the scene.Investigators believe the action was a planned suicide.Deaths: 3Injuries: 19

On August 12, 2017, a controversial alt-right rally called Unite the Right exploded into violence.1

The rally sought to protest the removal of a monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee.19

On August 12, 2017, a controversial alt-right rally exploded into violence. The rally was known asInjuries: 9A radicalized white man drove his Dodge Challenger through liberal counter protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia. He traveled from Ohio to join the rally, which aimed to protest the removal of a monument toConfederate general Robert E. LeeA 32-year-old woman, Heather Heyer, died in the attack. Her name now serves as a rallying cry against violent extremism in America.

Deaths: 1Injuries: 1

On October 20, 2014, police shot and killed a 25-year-old Muslim man from Quebec after he ran down two soldiers.9

Police chased the man in a car, but he reappeared from the wreck with an ornamental knife. He attacked a policewoman before being shot and killed. Neighbors and authorities knew the man for his radical Islamist views, though he had only been a practicing Muslim for about a year.Deaths: 1aftermowing down a group of MuslimsDarren Osborne attacked outside a London mosque on June 19, 2017. One elderly man died from injuries; nine others sustained non-fatal injuries. Worshippers caught the attacker, Darren Osborne, and a local imam protected him from retaliation until police arrived. Authorities labeled the incident a terrorist attack on London's Muslim community. Osborne admitted in custody he carried out the attack to kill Muslims.

Deaths:1

Injuries:1

On October 20, 2014, police shot and killed a 25-year-old Muslim man from Quebec after heran down two soldiersThe man ran down two soldiers outside an auto insurance outlet near Montreal. Police drove the man off the road in a car chase, but he reappeared from the wreck with an ornamental knife. He charged a policewoman before being shot and killed. Neighbors and authorities knew the man for his radical Islamist views, though he had only been a practicing Muslim for about a year before the attack.