Two dead and some injured: The moment the car hits the crowd in Manheim, Germany

And published online images, among other things, show dozens of people who quickly leave the buildings and run down the streets in the German city after the terrible incident, follow the telegram.

The buyers fled desperately from the scene in the Paradeplatz area in downtown Mannheim after two people died when the car crashed into the group.

It remains unclear exactly how many people were injured in the incident ? were initially injured 25, 15 of them severely, the German newspaper Bild reported.

Some people were seen lying on the ground after that, an eyewitness said.

He said he didn't see the crash, but he saw people panicking and police everywhere, even on the roof.

Authorities announced this afternoon that a 40-year-old German had arrested after the event. Reports have said the suspect is believed to be armed and has been arrested about 30 minutes after the deadly attack.

A police spokesman at the scene told Welt that they could not still exclude a second attack, but almost all roads and bridges leading out of the city are being controlled by police with machine guns, while a helicopter circulates over Manheim.

The city centre must avoid large scale, police wrote in a Twitter/X post.

The incident occurred as crowds gathered in cities throughout the regions, including Germany's Rhineland for parades to mark the carnival season.