A van has crashed into a crowd of people in central Barcelona, police have said.
Several people were injured in a “massive crash”, the Spanish police said on Twitter. A photograph shown by public broadcaster RTVE showed three people lying on the ground in the street.
Metro stations close to site of the crash in the Las Ramblas area were closed.
The Spanish newspaper El Pais, citing police sources, said the driver of the vehicle fled on foot.
Catalan emergency services said people should stay away from the area around Plaça de Catalunya, which is popular with tourists.
The circumstances of the crash are not known.
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