A truck plowed into a group of soldiers on a promenade in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of East Jerusalem, killing at least four people, in a suspected vehicle-ramming attack, the police said.

The soldiers were getting off a bus at the promenade, a popular tourist spot, when the truck ran into them.

According to police, the driver accelerated as he struck the group.

At least 15 people were injured, some of them seriously, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.

A number were trapped under the truck, according to an MDA paramedic on the scene.

One seriously injured, female victim was sent to Shaare Zedek hospital. She was unconscious and in an unstable condition, a spokesperson for the hospital said.

Another five victims were also sent to Shaare Zedek, four of them who were lightly injured and one in moderate condition, MDA said.

Seven victims were sent to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, three in moderate condition, four who were lightly wounded, MDA said.

The driver of the vehicle was “neutralized,” police said. It was later reported that he was shot to death.

The truck came from the direction of the Arab Jabel Mukaber neighborhood.

All roads leading to the area have been closed down, police said.

The incident is being treated as a potential terror attack, though police said the investigation is ongoing.

The Haas-Sherover Promenade promenade is a southern location that offers a panoramic view over Jerusalem and the Old City. In May two elderly women were stabbed and moderately injured in a park below the promenade in what police said was a terror attack.

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3 women, 1 man confirmed dead in ramming attack

Three women and one man are confirmed killed in a ramming attack in Armon Hanatziv, the Magen David Adom paramedic service says.

All four were in their 20s.

In addition, 15 people were injured. One is in serious condition, 4 in moderate condition and 10 with light injuries.