The driver of the car was subsequently arrested by police in Marseille.
One person has been confirmed dead after a car was driven into two bus stops in the French city of Marseille on Monday morning.
BREAKING: French media report at least one woman killed as car rams into bus stops in the port city of Marseille.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 21, 2017
According to the BBC, it is not being treated as a terrorist incident and the driver, who is known to police, has been arrested.
Police in France have advised people to avoid the area in the aftermath of the incident.
#Marseille opération de police en cours, @PoliceNat13, évitez le secteur Vieux-Port boulevard Charles Livon.
— Police nationale 13 (@PoliceNat13) August 21, 2017
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