BREAKING: Two dead after car hits pedestrians in German city of Trier

1 December, 2020 | Filed under: All News,more news,Opinion,RECENT POSTS,Somali news | Posted by:
Police secures the scene where a car drove into pedestrians in Trier, southwestern Germany, on December 1, 2020
Police secures the scene where a car drove into pedestrians in Trier, southwestern Germany,
on December 1, 2020   –   Copyright  HARALD TITTEL/AFP

Several people have been killed in western Germany after a car was driven into a pedestrianised area in the city of Trier.

Several others were injured in the incident, the police said on Twitter.

 German news agency DPA confirmed the driver of the car had been arrested and a vehicle has also been seized.

Images on social media show multiple emergency service vehicles attending to pedestrians on Simeonstraße.

“Due to a special operational situation in the city of Trier, avoid the city centre at all costs at present. The fire brigade, rescue service, and police are on site. We will inform you further,” a statement from Trier council read.