It is unclear whether this was an accident or an attack.

A car crashed into a crowd in Mannheim, Germany, leaving at least two people dead and 25 injured.

According to the newspaper Bild, 15 of the injured are in serious condition, and the motives of the driver remain unclear. Police have called on citizens to avoid the city center due to a large police operation.

A German news agency journalist reported that at least one person was covered with a tarpaulin after the incident, without specifying whether the person was dead or injured.

Bild reported that the driver of the vehicle has been arrested, but no further details have been provided.

Local website Mannheim24 described how a black SUV drove at high speed from a square toward a fountain where several people were standing.

FAZ reported that a carnival market was taking place in the area. Eyewitnesses mentioned hearing a deafening noise.

This incident follows previous tragic events in Germany, including the deaths of six people at the Magdeburg Christmas market in December and the deaths of a young mother and her child in Munich in mid-February.