Two dead and more than 20 injured after car ploughs into crowd in Germany: Driver, 33, is arrested

At least two people have died and more than 20 are injured after an SUV ploughed into a crowd in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday evening. 

The driver, a 33-year-old man with German citizenship, has been arrested.  

The incident occurred at around 5pm on Grimmaische Street, a major pedestrian zone in the city’s old town lined with shops and historic buildings that connects several landmarks with Leipzig’s market square. 

Images from the scene show a number of emergency service vehicles and personnel in the street as crowds of onlookers gather to watch on after the incident.

A silver Volkswagen SUV with ‌a ⁠person on top

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