“Several people were hit by a car in the pedestrian zone of Trier.
Please avoid the scene, ”reads a message on Twitter.
Mehrere Verletzte, die von einem Auto angefahren wurden, in der Fußgängerzone in #Trier.
Bitte meidet den Bereich, die Polizei ist gemeinsam mit weiteren Einsatzkräften vor Ort.
- Polizei Trier (@PolizeiTrier) December 1, 2020
Later, the police clarified that, according to preliminary data, two people died as a result of the emergency.
Law enforcement agencies detained the driver of the car.
In October, the media reported that in Kempen, Germany, a car drove into a pedestrian zone, one person was killed, three were injured.