AT least 20 people have been injured, including children, after a Mini Cooper drove into a crowd in Munich.
The horror crowd plough comes just before the Munich Security Conference starts on Friday, with US Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arriving later today.
Members of the emergency services work at the scene where a car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of MunichAFP
Emergency services work at the scene where a car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of MunichAFP
XA car has driven into a group of people in the German city of Munich[/caption]
APEmergency services attend the scene of an accident after a driver hit a group of people in Munich[/caption]
There is currently a large-scale police operation underway near the central train station and officers are working to verify what has happened, a spokesperson said without providing details.
At least two people are said to be “very seriously injured,” according to Bild.
Munich’s mayor Dieter Reiter has spoken out about the shocking incident, revealing that children are among those injured.
He told Bild: “The police chief has just informed me that a vehicle drove into a group of people and unfortunately many people were injured, including children.
“I am deeply shocked. My thoughts are with the injured.”
The Mini Cooper is said to have accelerated and ploughed into Verdi demonstrators – a Berlin-based German trade union – on Seidlstrasse, Bild reports.
The union said it did not have any information on the incident.
Unconfirmed reports from eyewitnesses in the horror incident claim there were two men involved in the crowd plough, with one of them shot by police and carried away, according to BR24.
Munich cops said on X: “A vehicle drove into a group of people at the scene. Several people were injured.
“We have a large force on site.
“The driver was able to be secured on site and currently poses no further danger.”
Around 10:30am Munich time the driver is said to have accelerated before ploughing into demonstrators.
Cops investigating are now working to clarify whether the driver drove into the crowd intentionally or not.
On Thursday, some city employees went on strike to demonstrate for an eight per cent pay increase as well as higher bonuses and three additional days off.
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APA police car attends the scene of an accident after a driver hit a group of people in Munich[/caption]
Footage appears to show cops running towards the scene