LONDON — Munich police said “several” people were injured after a “vehicle drove into a group of people” in the center of the city on Thursday morning.
“The driver was able to be secured on site and currently poses no further danger,” police said in a post in German on social media.
Emergency services attend the scene of an accident after a driver hit a group of people in Munich, Germany, Thursday Feb. 13, 2025.
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Police said the incident occurred in the area of Dachauer Street and Seidle Street in the heart of Munich, close to the city’s central train station.
Police said a “major operation” was underway, urging residents to avoid the area in order to assist emergency responders.
A police car attends the scene of an accident after a driver hit a group of people in Munich, Germany, Thursday Feb. 13, 2025.
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Thursday’s vehicle crash came less than two months after a car plowed through a German Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing two people and injuring nearly 70 others, German officials said at the time.
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