This is a list of vehicle-ramming attacks. A vehicle-ramming attack also known as a vehicle as a weapon or VAW attack, is an assault in which a perpetrator deliberately rams a vehicle into a building, multiple people, or another vehicle.
According to Stratfor Global Intelligence analysts in 2008, this method of attack represented a relatively new militant tactic that could prove more difficult to prevent than suicide bombings. Deliberate vehicle-ramming into a crowd of people is a tactic often used by terrorists, becoming a major terrorist tactic in the 2010s because it requires relatively little skill to perpetrate and it has the potential to cause significant casualties.Amanda Erickson & Isaac Stanley-Becker, How ramming cars into crowds became a major terror tactic, Washington Post (22 March 2017).
Terrorism Attacks in which authorities confirmed that the attack was terrorism. The casualty counts excludes the attackers.
2000s 2001 Azor attack, Israel (ramming people, mostly soldiers; 8 killed 26 injured; by Hamas) 2002 Lyon car attack, France (building ramming and fire; no injury; antisemitism) 2004 Granby Colorado rampage (modified bulldozer; no injury) 2006 UNC SUV attack, University of North Carolina, United States (ramming people; 9 injured) 2007 Glasgow Airport attack, Scotland (building ramming and detonating gas cylinders; 5 injured) 2008 Jerusalem bulldozer attack, Israel (ramming people; 3 killed 40 injured) 2008 Kashgar attack, China (ramming people, stabbing, exploding; 16 killed 16 injured) 2008 Jerusalem vehicular attack, Israel (ramming vehicles and people; 19 injured) 2009 Jerusalem bulldozer attack, Israel (ramming people; 2 police injured)
2010s 2011 Tel Aviv truck attack, Israel (ramming vehicles and people; 1 killed 17 injured) 2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack, Israel (ramming and stabbing; 8 injured) 2011 Kashgar attacks, China (ramming people, stabbing, exploding; 15 killed 42 injured) 2013 Murder of Lee Rigby, London, England, (ramming and stabbing; 1 killed 2 injured) 2013 Tiananmen Square attack, China (ramming people and bursting into flames; 2 killed 38 injured) 2014 Ürümqi attack, China (ramming and throwing bombs off the vehicle; 39 killed 90+ injured) 2014 Jerusalem tractor attack, Israel (ramming people and bus; 1 killed 7 injured) 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack, Canada (ramming; 1 killed 1 injured) October 2014 Jerusalem vehicular attack, Israel (ramming people; 2 killed) November 2014 Jerusalem vehicular attack, Israel (ramming and hitting with a metal crowbar) 2014 Alon Shvut stabbing attack, West Bank (failed ramming and stabbing) 2015 Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack, France (ramming people, stabbing and bombings; 1 killed, 2 injured) 2016 Nice truck attack, France (86 killed 458 injured, ramming people and gunfire) 2016 Ohio State University attack, United States (ramming and stabbing) 2016 Berlin truck attack, Germany (shooting truck driver and ramming people; 13 killed) 2017 Jerusalem truck attack, Israel (ramming people; 4 killed) 2017 Westminster attack, London, England, United Kingdom (ramming and stabbing; some victims were thrown off Westminster Bridge by the ramming; 5 killed) 2017 Stockholm truck attack, Sweden (ramming people; 5 killed) 2017 London Bridge attack, England, United Kingdom (ramming and stabbing; 8 killed) 2017 Finsbury Park van attack, London, England, United Kingdom (ramming people; 1 killed) June 2017 Champs-Élysées car ramming attack, Paris, France (ramming a police car; 1 attacker killed) 2017 Levallois-Perret attack, Levallois-Perret, France (ramming soldiers; none killed) 2017 Barcelona attacks, Barcelona, Spain (ramming, stabbing and bombings; 16 killed 152 injured) 2017 Charlottesville attack, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (ramming people; 1 killed) 2017 New York City truck attack, United States (ramming cyclists and runners; 8 killed) 2018 Tajikistan tourist attack, Tajikistan (ramming and stabbing; 4 killed 2 injured) 2018 Westminster car attack (ramming pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into security barriers; none killed) 2019 Pulwama attack (vehicle ramming and suicide bombing; 40 killed) 2019 Tokyo car attack (ramming, stabbing and attempted arson attacks 8 injured by vehicle, 1 by attacker) 2019 Woodfield Mall car attack, United States (ramming)
2020s 2020 Colombes car attack 2021 London, Ontario, truck attack: 4 killed, 1 injured 2021 Yangon military vehicle attack, Yangon, Myanmar Waukesha Christmas parade attack 2022 Beersheba attack (ramming and stabbing) 2022 Berlin car attack: On 8 June 2022, a man drove his Renault Clio into a crowd of pedestrians on a sidewalk, killing one person and injuring thirty-two others. 2022 Ariel attack 2023 Guangzhou car attack 2023 Ramot Junction attack in Jerusalem 2023 Tel Aviv car-ramming July 2023 Tel Aviv attack 2024 Ra'anana attack On 15 January 2024 VAW and marauding terrorist attack killing 1 person and injuring 18. HaMatovichim Junction rampage: On 29 May 2024, a man drove his truck into two soldiers near Nablus, killing them both, before being arrested. Nir Tzvi intersection attack: On 14 July 2024, a man drove a car into a bus station in Nir Tzvi, killing an IDF officer and injuring three others before being killed. 2025 New Orleans truck attack, a pickup truck drove into a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States killing 14 people and injuring 57 others.Bourbon Street reopens as FBI says New Orleans attacker appeared to act alone, BBC, 1 January 2025. 2025 Munich car attack, a car drove into trade union demonstration in Munich, Germany killing two people and injuring 37 others, including 10 severely.What we know about suspected car attack in Munich, BBC, 14 February 2025. 2025 Karkur junction ramming attack: On Feb 27, 2025 a car drove into pedestrians waiting at a bus stop, killing one teenager and injuring 13. 2025 Manchester synagogue attack, a car is driven into pedestrians in Manchester, England during Yom Kippur, after which the assailant exits and begins stabbing worshippers at Heaton Park synagogue, killing 2 people and injuring at least 4 others. 2025 Island of Oléron car ramming, a car was driven into multiple pedestrians and cyclists in Oléron, injuring at least 5 people, 2 critically. The perpetrator attempted to set the car on fire, but was arrested while shouting "Allahu Akbar". 2026 Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A car was driven repeatedly into an entrance of the Chabad World Headquarters. 2026 Berlin Pride van attack. An Islamist terrorist drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians during Berlin Pride, killing 1 person and injuring 29 others. August 2026: A 26-year-old Russian drove a car into a crowd of pedestrians in Caen, killing 2 persons and injuring 9 others.https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260827-man-drives-car-into-group-of-pedestrians-in-french-city-of-caen-killing-one
Other Incidents where a motive could not be determined, or a known motive was not of a terrorist nature.
Before 1980 1935 Revolution Day Zócalo Battle, Horses ridden by the Revolutionary Mexicanist Action were quickly rammed by a small fleet of cars driven by Communist party drivers who had banded together secretly. A number of horses and their riders were injured and collapsed on the pavement. 1953 Elias Antonio case, Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Syrian merchant killed one person and wounded up to 29 others during a carnival 1964 Taipei ramming attack: three deadTaipei Bus Driver Kills Three, The New York Times (1 September 1964) 1973 Olga Hepnarová case, Prague, Czechoslovakia; 8 dead, 12 injured. 1973 Plains vehicle-ramming attack (people)Car crashes Klan rally in Plains; 30 injured, Eugene Register-Guard (3 July 1977) – Klan assailant sentenced to 12-year term, Eugene Register-Guard (18 November 1977) – Georgian who plowed his car into Klan rally escapes jail, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (28 December 1977) – Request refused, Reading Eagle (24 February 1978)
1980s 1980 Priscilla Ford drove her Lincoln Continental into pedestrians on a sidewalk in Reno, Nevada on 27 November. Six people were killed and twenty-three others were injured. 1980 Wantagh attack (ramming people)Driver in Death of 3 Ruled Unfit for Trial, The New York Times (9 June 1981) – Death Rampage Suspect Lost Job for 'Goofing Off', The New York Times (12 July 1980) – L.I. Man Steals Cars, Kills 3 in Rampage, The New York Times (11 July 1980) 1982 Beijing attack (ramming people). 5 dead, 19 injured. 1982 Langfang attack (ramming and stabbing). 13 dead, 17 injured. 1983 Changde massacre (ramming people). 21 dead, 29 injured. 1983 Douglas Crabbe drove a 25-tonne Mack truck into the crowded bar of a motel at the base of Uluru on 18 August 1983. Five people were killed, and sixteen were seriously injured. 1983 Beirut barracks bombings, Lebanon (building ramming and exploding) 1984 Baldo tragedy, Brazil (ramming people). 19 killed 12 injured. 1984 Los Angeles attack (ramming people)Driver bookd in fatality close to Olympic village, Toledo Blade (29 July 1984) – Man gets 106 years for sidewalk killings, Gainesville Sun (22 March 1985)
1990s 1993 . 1993 Jacarepaguá attack (ramming people)Estudante joga carro na multidão e fere 15, Jornal do Brasil (20 April 1993)Jornal do Brasil, Jornal do Brasil (20 April 1993)'Racha' deixa 15 feridos na zona oeste do Rio, Folha de S.Paulo (20 April 1993)Há sete dias, quinze feridos, Jornal do Brasil (26 April 1993)Pai vai á DP, Jornal do Brasil (29 April 1993) 1993 Santiago, Chile: On 20 September, a Navy captain deliberately rammed his car into random citizens along the Huérfanos street in Central Santiago, killing 2 and injuring 5 before crashing into a phone pole. The following year, he was declared not guilty by reason of insanity due to suffering from maniac depressive psychosis (now known as bipolar disorder). 1994 – An off duty Federal Express pilot Auburn Calloway attacks the pilots of Federal Express Flight 705 and attempts to take over the plane so that he can crash into the airport. He is stopped by the pilots.Federal Express Flight 705 1995 New York City attack (ramming and stabbing).One Is Dead In Rampage On East Side, The New York Times (11 July 1995) – Suspect in Rampage Had Violent Outbursts of Temper, Relatives Say, The New York Times (12 July 1995) 1995 Shawn Nelson case, a plumber using a stolen tank to go on a rampage in San Diego
1998 Putian 26-day spree ramming. 1999 Emiko Taira (mother of Japanese pop singer Namie Amuro) and her husband Tatsunobu Taira were walking along a road near National Highway No. 58 in Ōgimi, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan when Tatsunobu's brother Kenji Taira backed his car into a telephone pole and ran over the couple on 17 March 1999. Emiko Taira was killed. Kenji Taira later committed suicide. 1999 Shimonoseki Station massacre (ramming and stabbing)
2000s 2001 The Hamptons rampage, socialite Lizzie Grubman rams into a crowd outside a club with SUV (16 injured). 2001 Kampala attack (ramming people)Uganda driver kills three, BBC News (5 February 2001) – 'Intimidation' ahead of Ugandan poll, BBC News (5 February 2001) 2001 Dalian attack (ramming people). 1 dead, and 18 were injured. 2001 Shenzhen attack (ramming and stabbing). 8 dead and 4−7 injured. 2001 Isla Vista killings David Attias drove into five people killing four and injuring one other. The one survivor unfortunately died from their injuries in 2016. The attack took place 13 years before the 2014 Isla Vista killings 2002 New York City attack (ramming people).Man Accused in Hit-and-Runs Gets 30 Years in Neighbor's Killing, The New York Times (17 April 2004) 2002 San Cristóbal Ecatepec attack (ramming people).Toddlers killed in truck attack, BBC (7 May 2002) 2003 Düsseldorf attack (ramming people)Erst stritt er sich mit seiner Freundin, dann fuhr er 14 Café-Besucher um, Die Welt (29 June 2003)