Two killed as car strikes crowd in central Leipzig
A car struck pedestrians in central Leipzig on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring several others, according to police and local officials.
The driver was arrested at the scene and police said there was no further danger to the public.
The incident happened on Grimmaische Strasse, a street leading into Leipzig's central shopping area.
Emergency services, including police, fire crews and ambulances, were deployed to the scene.
Officials said the event was treated as a mass casualty incident.
One report said at least 20 people were affected in the eastern state of Saxony, although it was not immediately clear how many of them were physically injured.
The case has drawn attention because it comes amid continuing concern in Germany over vehicle attacks in public places.
Authorities have not said what motivated the driver or whether the incident was deliberate.
Leipzig's mayor, Burkhard Jung, said at the scene that investigators did not yet know the motivation and had no information about the culprit.
Police also said they had arrested the driver, but gave no further details about the person's identity.
Witness accounts reported by local media described a damaged Volkswagen SUV moving through a pedestrian zone.
Those reports also said several bodies were covered with sheets, though that detail has not been independently confirmed in the supplied material.
