Police said the driver had been detained and there was no ongoing danger to the public. The incident occurred on Grimmaische Street in the heart of Leipzig.At least two people were killed injured after a car drove through a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig, authorities said.
However, state broadcaster MDR later reported that police revised the death toll down to one, leding to conflicting reports.
Around 20 other people were injured, city authorities said.
Police said the suspect was a 33-year-old German male.
“The driver has been arrested; there is currently no further danger from him,” they said.
What do we know about the incident?
The incident occurred close to St Nicholas Church and the University of Leipzig in the city center.
Police blocked off Grimmaische Street, a shopping street that connects these landmarks with Leipzig’s market square.
German tabloid Bild reported that the vehicle, a VW Taigo, had been traveling at a high speed.
Ambulances, police cars, fire engines and an emergency helicopter were seen responding at the scene.
Police from the state of Saxony said the driver had been detained and there was no further danger to the public.
Emergency services have set up a support center at the nearby Gewandhaus concert hall and have encouraged eyewitnesses to come forward. Some shops and restaurants in the area have closed.
Mayor decries ‘shocking’ car crash
Leipzig’s Mayor Burkhard Jung confirmed the preliminary death toll and said the nearby area had been secured.
“It’s shocking. All I can do right now is express my solidarity with the victims’ families,” Jung told reporters at the scene.
“Everything else will have to be determined by the work of the police and investigative authorities.”
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