Man who drove into Berlin school group ‘had mental illness’

A teacher with the school group from central Germany died, and nine people suffered serious injuries. In all, 31 people were injured, 14 of them students

A policeman takes a photo of the damaged storefront at the scene of the fatal crash in Berlin. Picture: Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP

A man accused of driving into a school group in Berlin, killing a teacher and leaving others injured, appears to have a history of mental illness, prosecutors said.

A court ordered the man to be placed in a secure psychiatric hospital. He faces preliminary charges of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said.