Get you up to speed: Car crashes into crowd in Leipzig, killing two and injuring several others
A grey SUV ploughed into a crowd in Leipzig city centre, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to numerous others. The alleged driver, a 33-year-old German national, was arrested after the vehicle sped away from the scene.
Two people are dead and numerous others injured after a car struck a crowd in Leipzig, according to Sachsen Police. Mayor Burkhard Jung expressed his devastation, stating, “All I can do right now is express my solidarity with the victims’ families,” while authorities continue to investigate the incident.
Sachsen Police have arrested the alleged driver, a 33-year-old German national, and confirmed that he no longer poses a danger. Mayor Burkhard Jung stated that further developments will depend on the work of the police and investigating authorities.
Two dead and at least 20 injured after car ploughs into crowd in German city | News World
Two people are dead and numerous others are injured after a car ploughed into a busy pedestrian area in Germany.
The grey SUV smashed into a crowd of people in Leipzig city centre on Monday afternoon.
The vehicle then sped away before the alleged driver, a 33-year-old German national, was arrested, Sachsen Police said.
The city’s mayor said two people were killed. Officials added that two others were seriously injured, with 20 other casualties.
CLeipzig mayor Burkhard Jung confirmed the deaths, adding nothing was known about the motive of the alleged vehicle driver (Picture: Jens SCHLUETER / AFP via Getty Images)
Major Mayor Burkhard Jung told reporters at the scene that they did not know anything about the alleged driver or their ‘motivation’.
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He added: ‘We are devastated. All I can do right now is express my solidarity with the victims’ families.
‘Everything else will now depend on the work of the police and investigating authorities.’
The car had turned into the pedestrian zone at Augustusplatz in the east German city, near Grimmaische Straße, which leads to the main shopping district.
A person was seen on top of the vehicle as it sped through the area, local broadcaster Radio Leipzig reported
The SUV – which local Leipziger Volkszeitung reports was a grey VW Taigo – then reportedly drove approximately 500metres all the way to Leipzig’s market square.
The car turned into a busy pedestrian area in the heart of Leipzig (Picture: dts News Agency Germany/Shutterstock)
Emergency services declared a mass casualty incident as it was unfolding, and a large number of police officers were on the scene.
At least 10 ambulances and two helicopters have been deployed.
Leipzig is located southwest of Berlin and has more than 630,000 inhabitants, making it one of the biggest cities in eastern Germany.
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