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TRIER. “I walked through the center of the city and it was terrible. There is a pair of sneakers and the girl with them is dead. It was a horror image.” Trier Mayor Wolfram Leibe (SPD) was shocked when he reported on the apparent uproar of a 51-year-old German.
He had previously raced in a van into the pedestrian zone of the city in southwestern Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) and was apparently driving randomly to and around passersby.
According to various media outlets, eyewitnesses reported that the driver of the silver car ran into the pedestrian zone at what appeared to be a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. The first emergency calls were received around 1:48 p.m., police said.
“There are several dead and several people seriously injured,” said police spokesman Karl-Peter Jochem.
“We were able to stop the car at Christophstrae, a 51-year-old German from the Trier-Saarburg district was sitting in the car, the man was arrested,” Jochem said.
The defendant defended himself when he was arrested. The suspect will be questioned. Nothing can be said about the man’s motive. However, the authorities have no evidence of a political background.
Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) expressed her horror at the fatal incident in her hometown. “My condolences to the families of the dead. I wish all the injured to recover quickly and quickly. Thanks to all the emergency services.”
Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for the federal government, wrote on Twitter: “What happened in Trier is shocking. Thoughts are with the families of the victims, with the many injured and with all who are currently working to help those affected. Supply . “
