Investigation after a man sank into the crowd during a carnival in Volkmarsen, February 24, 2020. - INA FASSBENDER / AFP

Eighteen children are among the 52 injured by a motorist who crashed into a carnival Monday in Volkmarsen, in the north of Hesse in Germany, the regional police said on Tuesday, who are still looking for the motive of the arrested suspect.

"There are 18 children among the victims (...) 35 people are in hospital treatment and 17 others have been treated on an outpatient basis and have already been able to leave the hospital," said local police on their Twitter account.

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