A CAR has reportedly rammed into pedestrians and killed one person on a busy street in the German city of Mannheim.
Horrified witnesses claimed the vehicle ploughed into a crowd and ran over “several” people in the city centre.
As per witnesses, a dark SUV sped from Paradeplatz, a popular tourist destination, towards Mannheim’s water tower, plowing into a group of people, as reported by Mannheim24.
Reports from SWR via a news source indicate that one individual reportedly lost their life on the spot, and Mannheim University Hospital has declared a state of emergency.
Mannheim24 further states that there are multiple individuals with severe injuries, and a large number of emergency responders are present at the scene. Additionally, various car parts can be seen strewn along the road close to the Strohmarkt stop.
In the chaotic scenes, one video appeared to show medics sprinting towards victims laying injured on the ground.
Cops say they are responding to the incident – without giving details as to what happened.
They have also urged people to stay away from Mannheim city centre.
In the past year, Germany has experienced a spate of heinous terror attacks that have left the country reeling.
It comes a mere few weeks after the Munich car attack that resulted in the deaths of a two-year-old girl and her mum, as well as over 28 others injured.
The Mini Cooper is said to have “sped up” and ploughed into the back of around 1,500 Verdi demonstrators – a Berlin-based German trade union – on Seidlstrasse in Munich.
The Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Söder, labelled the shocking incident a “suspected attack”.
Police said at the time that the suspect is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker who, the region’s interior minister added, was known to cops in relation to drug and theft incidents.
And before this, a two-year-old boy and a man were killed in a stabbing in Aschaffenburg, in Bavaria.
This attack is thought to have been carried out by another Afghan asylum seeker whose application to stay in the country had been rejected.
In December, 2024, six people were killed and over 200 injured when a car rammed into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg sparking far-right protests.
And in May last year, a knifeman was shot by cops after a stabbing rampage at an anti-Islam rally in southwest Germany.
One of his victims, German far-right firebrand Michael Stürzenberger, is said to be undergoing surgery for stab wounds to his leg and face.
The horror ordeal unfolded at a gathering in Mannheim for the BPE political group, which is known to hold anti-Islam views, and was live-streamed to thousands on YouTube on Friday morning.
Footage shows the moment the attacker also stabbed a police officer – and at least one other person was injured in the rampage.
Islam critic Michael Stürzenberger, 59, had been taking part in a rally organised by German counter-jihad group “Citizens’ Movement PAX Europa” when he was attacked and “seriously” injured.
Shocking footage showed a bearded man armed with a large knife lunging at Stürzenberger before they both tumbled to the floor.
