April 7, 2018, 4:32 pmUpdated: April 7, 2018, 5:58 pm
A Twitter picture from Munster, Germany purporting to show a van having crashed into a crowd.
AT least three people have been killed and 20 injured after a vehicle crashed into a crowd in the German city of Munster, a police spokesman has said.
The driver’s identity is not yet known.
Spokesman Andreas Bode has said six of the 20 injured were in a severe condition
Police tweeted that residents should “avoid the area near the Kiepenkerl pub”, where a large-scale police operation is under way.
Kiepenkerl is a popular bar in the city’s historic downtown area.
Firefighters walk in downtown Muenster, Germany, Saturday, April 7, 2018. German news agency dpa says several people were killed after car crashes into crowd in the city of Muenster. (dpa via AP)
The German news agency dpa reported that the car drove into the crowd.
Police say the driver has killed himself.
Police added that they are checking reports that other perpetrators may have fled from the van which crashed into a crowd in Munster.
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