In the city of Trir in the west of Germany, the driver crashed on an SUV into a crowd of pedestrians. Four people died, dozens were injured

In the city of Trir in the federal land of the Rhineland-Palatz in the west of Germany, the driver of the car drove into a crowd of people at high speed.

The incident occurred at about an hour in the afternoon in local time in a pedestrian zone. According to Focus with reference to an eyewitness, the SUV rode at a speed of 70-80 kilometers per hour, did not signal and did not try to lose speed. As a result, four people were killed, including a little girl. According to various sources, from 10 to 30 people suffered.

The driver of the SUV was detained, as reported, he resisted the police. According to preliminary data , this is a German citizen named Bernd V. He is 51 years old, he lives in the suburbs of Trier. The Volksfreund publication writes that he had problems with alcohol - he was often seen drunk in the local kebab.

After the driver’s detention, the police reported that he probably had no accomplices. Now the city center is cordoned off, citizens are invited to avoid nearby quarters.

The representative of the city prosecutor’s office said that the department has no data that the driver’s actions have terrorist or political motives. At the time of the crime, he was drunk. As noted in the prosecutor’s office, it is possible that he has a mental illness.

Grigory Levchenko