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| At least two killed, several injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEOS) | At least two killed, several injured by speeding car in pedestrian zone of Trier, Germany (VIDEOS) |
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| At least two people were killed and several others injured in an incident in the German town of Trier after a car plowed through a pedestrianized zone Tuesday afternoon. | At least two people were killed and several others injured in an incident in the German town of Trier after a car plowed through a pedestrianized zone Tuesday afternoon. |
| Authorities have asked the public to avoid the area as investigations into the incident are carried out and a security cordon established. | Authorities have asked the public to avoid the area as investigations into the incident are carried out and a security cordon established. |
| "We have arrested one person, one vehicle has been secured. Two people have died, according to preliminary indications. Please continue to avoid the downtown area," Trier police tweeted. | "We have arrested one person, one vehicle has been secured. Two people have died, according to preliminary indications. Please continue to avoid the downtown area," Trier police tweeted. |
| The driver of the vehicle is a 51-year-old man from the Trier area. He has been detained by police but the exact circumstances of the incident have yet to be established. | |
| German media is reporting that, along with the two fatalities, up to 15 people suffered injuries during the incident. There was no immediate indication of the possible motive. | German media is reporting that, along with the two fatalities, up to 15 people suffered injuries during the incident. There was no immediate indication of the possible motive. |
| Eyewitnesses told the Trierischer Volksfreund newspaper that a dark grey Range Rover was driving at high speed and people had been thrown through the air. | Eyewitnesses told the Trierischer Volksfreund newspaper that a dark grey Range Rover was driving at high speed and people had been thrown through the air. |
| The local news outlet added that the city center had been cordoned off and helicopters were circling overhead. | The local news outlet added that the city center had been cordoned off and helicopters were circling overhead. |
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