Driver mentally ill
Car drives into a crowd of people in Mannheim
Major police operation in the city center of Mannheim: A car plowed into a group of people at high speed. Two people were killed and several others injured. The driver is a 40-year-old German - there is no longer any danger to the public.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen As the police announced on Monday via the online service X (formerly Twitter), the city center is to be driven around "extensively". It is currently unclear whether this was an accident or a targeted attack. "As part of the immediate search measures, a suspect was identified and arrested," the police added.
Driver is a 40-year-old German
Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) announced on Monday that the driver was a 40-year-old German from Rhineland-Palatinate. According to German media, there are indications of mental illness. It was a lone offender, which is why no further danger to the population is assumed.
Car was traveling at high speed
According to initial findings, the man drove a black car at high speed into a crowd of people. Two people were killed and there was initially talk of five to ten people being injured. Three of the injured, including a child, were treated at Mannheim University Hospital.
A reporter from the news agency dpa reported debris at the scene of the incident.
Connection with carnival market?
As reported by the "Rheinpfalz" newspaper, the car is said to have raced from the water tower towards Paradeplatz. According to "Mannheimer Morgen", the carnival market has been taking place there since Thursday, with around 60 food stalls, fairground rides and funfair stands. An eyewitness reported that the driver hit or knocked down several passers-by. It was not initially known whether the crime was actually connected to the event.
Out of town, police officers with machine guns checked all roads and bridges. A helicopter also circled over Mannheim. Official information on the background to the incident is not yet available. "The investigation is still in its early stages and is being conducted at full speed," said Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU).
Several similar incidents in recent weeks
In recent weeks, there have been several cases in which vehicles have driven into crowds of people. In December, six people were killed in Magdeburg when a 50-year-old doctor drove his car through the Christmas market. In mid-February, a man drove his vehicle into a group of demonstrators in Munich. A young woman and a child died as a result.
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