A WOMAN has died and another person been injured after a van ploughed into two bus stops five miles apart in the French city of Marseille.

Police arrested a man in a popular tourist area of the city following the horror crash.

6 Forensic teams search a van following this morning's attack in Marseille Credit: AFP or licensors

6 Forensic teams are working at the scene after a woman was killed Credit: AFP

6 Police have said the driver's motive is not known at this time Credit: AFP or licensors

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A vehicle was first driven at speed into a bus shelter in the Croix-Rouge area of France's second largest city shortly after 9.15am local time, injuring a man.

About an hour later what is believed to be the same vehicle was driven into a second bus shelter in La Valentine.

Local media have reported that the woman killed in the crash in the La Valentine district of the city was 42-years-old.

Police have asked people to avoid the Old Port area, where a 35-year-old man from the Grenoble region in eastern France was later arrested.

Police have said terrorism is not believed to have been the motivation for the attack, describing the man arrested as having "serious psychological problems".

He was reportedly known to cops for minor offences.

Cops were able to trace and arrest the driver of the van after a witness wrote down its number plate.

6 The area where the driver was arrested earlier today was put on lockdown Credit: AP:Associated Press

6 A vehicle ploughed into two bus stops in Marseille today Credit: Reuters

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Julien Ravier, mayor of the city's 11th district, told the BFMTV news channel that the female victim was waiting alone for a bus when she was struck by the van.

The incident comes as Spanish police hunt for the 22-year-old driver who ploughed a van into a crowd in Barcelona on Thursday.

France remains on high alert after a series of terror attacks in recent years.

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