
A driver plows into a group of people in the German city of Leipzig, injuring several
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Car runs into crowd in Leipzig, Germany, injuring several people
BREAKING NEWSMay. 4, 2026, 4:43 PM UTCEuropeSaxony police stated a car struck several people and fled the scene. The driver has been arrested and is no longer considered a threat, according to authorities.Rescue workers stand near a damaged car at the spot where a car crashed into a group of people Monday in Leipzig, Germany. Jan Woitas / dpa via Getty ImagesSeveral people have been injured after a driver rammed a car into a pedestrian shopping street in Leipzig, Germany on Monday, according to authorities.Saxony police said an operation is currently underway in Leipzig's city center after a car struck several people on the prominent pedestrian shopping street of Grimmaische Strasse and fled the scene.In a brief news release Monday afternoon, police said several people were injured but did not provide an exact number.The driver who plowed the vehicle into the crowded street has been arrested "and is no longer considered a threat," Saxony police said in German on social media. This is developing story. Please check back for updates.
2 dead after driver plows into people in Leipzig, Germany
May 4, 2026 / 12:32 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google A driver plowed into people in the center of the German city of Leipzig on Monday, killing two people, police said.Another two people were seriously injured, a city spokesperson said, German news agency dpa reported.The incident happened in the Grimmaische Strasse, a street that leads into central Leipzig's shopping area. The car and its driver were stopped and no longer posed any danger, according to a statement posted on the Leipzig city website.Leipzig is located southwest of Berlin and has more than 630,000 inhabitants, making it one of the biggest cities in eastern Germany. Rescue workers stand next to a damaged car that has crashed into several people in Leipzig, Germany, May 4, 2026. Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP Few other details were immediately available. Police said they would provide updates. In: Germany
Pedestrians Killed, Dozens Injured as Vehicle Plows Through Crowd in Germany in Leipzig
News ArticlePublishedMay 04, 2026 at 12:31 PM EDTupdatedMay 04, 2026 at 12:39 PM EDTBy Hollie SilvermanDeputy Weekend EditorAt least two people are dead, and 25 more are injured after a car drove into a crowd in central Leipzig, Germany Monday, Radio Leipzig reported.Officials confirmed to Reuters that at least two people suffered severe injuries in the incident.The vehicle and its driver had been stopped and no longer posed any danger to the public, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing a statement posted on the Leipzig city website.The car, identified by Radio Leipzig as a Volkswagen SUV, was seen speeding in a pedestrian area, according to the report.Witnesses told the radio station that several bodies were covered with sheets following the incident, according to a report from Reuters.Images from the scene show a vehicle with front end damage and a broken side mirror.The incident occurred on Grimmaische Strasse, a major pedestrian route that leads into Leipzig’s central shopping district. Leipzig, located about 120 miles southwest of Berlin, has a population of more than 630,000, making it one of the largest cities in eastern Germany.This is a breaking news story. Updates to come....
A driver plows into a group of people in the German city of Leipzig, injuring several
Police say a driver has plowed into a group of people in the center of the German city of Leipzig and several were injuredByThe Associated PressMay 4, 2026, 11:54 AMBERLIN -- A driver plowed into a group of people in the center of the German city of Leipzig on Monday and several were injured, police said.Few details were immediately available. Police didn't immediately give a precise number of injured, but said there were no deaths, German news agency dpa reported.Popular ReadsThe incident happened in the Grimmaische Strasse, a street that leads into central Leipzig's shopping area.
Car-ramming incident kills at least two people in Germany
Police ‘don’t know anything about the culprit’ but have arrested the driver and insisted there is no further danger.A car has been driven into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig killing at least two people.Police said the driver had been arrested and was “no longer considered a threat,” but offered no additional details. Emergency services declared a mass casualty incident.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran war spatlist 2 of 3Nepal celebrates return of stolen 13th-century Buddha statue from New Yorklist 3 of 3Ex-Formula One driver turned Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi dies aged 59end of listAt least 20 people are reported to have been “affected” in the eastern state of Saxony.The city’s mayor, Burkhard Jung, told journalists at the scene: “We don’t know the motivation. We don’t know anything about the culprit”.Emergency services, including the fire brigade, ambulances and police, were at the scene in Grimmaische Strasse, a street that leads into central Leipzig’s shopping area.Radio Leipzig reported that a damaged Volkswagen SUV with a person on top had been seen speeding through a pedestrian zone.The broadcaster quoted witnesses as saying there were several bodies covered with sheets,
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