- A driver has been arrested after a car struck a crowd in the centre of Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, resulting in two fatalities and multiple injuries.
- The incident took place on Grimmaische Strasse, where a damaged Volkswagen SUV was reportedly seen speeding through a pedestrian zone with a person on top of the vehicle.
- Saxony Police confirmed the driver's arrest, assuring the public there was no further danger, and declared a mass casualty incident with a large presence of emergency services.
- The force asked the public to avoid sharing unverified reports and photos or videos from the scene.
- An eyewitness working in a shop on the affected street described seeing a large vehicle speeding through and running people over, noting the subsequent arrival of numerous ambulances and police.
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