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- A car sped into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier in the afternoon.
- The police confirmed an operation with several dead and at least ten injured.
- A 51-year-old man was arrested. The background is still not entirely clear.
According to the mayor of Trier Leibe, at least two people died and at least 15 were injured in the incident. Trier police also confirmed on their Twitter account that, based on initial findings, several people have died.
The driver of the car, a 51-year-old German, was arrested and the car was impounded, police said. According to the police, there is no longer any danger to the population after the arrest of the driver. That’s what Trier Presidium spokesman Karl-Peter Jochem said.
Police asked people in Trier to avoid the area in the city center. A large number of police and rescuers were in action.
Currently, the background is not entirely clear. According to the Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk, eyewitnesses first reported that the driver of a car had crossed the pedestrian zone and deliberately struck people.
The “Triersche Volksfreund” quoted a witness who spoke of a Range Rover SUV that had entered the area. People have flown through the air. A helicopter flew over the area.
The federal government reacted with dismay to the fatal incident involving a car in the pedestrian zone of Trier. “What happened in Trier is shocking,” government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Twitter. “The thought is with the families of the victims, with the many injured and with all those who are currently on duty to care for the victims.”
