Rescue workers stand next to a damaged car that crashed into several people in Leipzig.
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Rescue workers stand next to a damaged car that crashed into several people in Leipzig.
Photograph: Sebastian Willnow/AP
Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported
Damaged Volkswagen SUV with a person on top of the vehicle was seen speeding through pedestrian zone, local broadcaster says
Two people have been killed and two severely injured when a car ran into a crowd in the centre of the eastern German city of Leipzig, local broadcaster MDR has reported, citing police.
Leipzig police confirmed to Reuters that there were injuries from a driving car but could not give more details.
A damaged Volkswagen SUV with a person on top of the vehicle was seen speeding through a pedestrian zone, Radio Leipzig reported.
The broadcaster cited witnesses as saying there were several bodies reportedly covered with sheets.
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Car runs into crowd in German city of Leipzig, with fatalities reported