Two people have been killed and several others have been injured after a driver rammed a car into a pedestrian shopping street in Leipzig, Germany on Monday, according to authorities.
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Saxony police said an operation is currently underway in Leipzig’s city center after a car struck several people on the prominent pedestrian shopping street of Grimmaische Strasse a little before 5p.m. local time and fled the scene.
“According to current information, two people have died in the incident, and an as-yet-undetermined number of people have been injured,” police said in a news release Monday afternoon.
Authorities described the driver who plowed his vehicle into the crowded street as a 33-year-old German citizen. They said the suspect was inside the car when police apprehended him shortly after fleeing. Police said they don’t know what motivated the car ramming.
In a press conference Monday, German authorities said the suspect was arrested and is currently in police custody as the public prosecutor’s office initiates a case for attempted murder. An unknown number of injured people are in the hospital.
A large number of police officers are on the scene responding to the incident emergency authorities have declared as “a mass casualty,” according to the news release.
A support center has been established at the Gewandhaus concert hall in Leipzig to assist anyone affected by the incident and connect with witnesses, police said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
