The BBC reports:
Several people have been been killed in the city of Muenster, in western Germany after a van drove into pedestrians. The driver of the vehicle has killed himself, police said.
About 30 people are reported injured in the incident, which occurred near the Kiepenkerl statue in the old town. Police asked people to avoid the city centre while they respond to the incident.
In December 2016, a lorry plowed into a crowd at at Christmas market in the German capital, Berlin, killing 12 people. There is a restaurant located in the vicinity of the Kiepenkerl statue and photographs posted on social media showed tables and chairs strewn at the scene.
Story developing…
First pictures from Munster after van drives into crowd of people in Germany https://t.co/Iy05wqIgaw pic.twitter.com/KqRovxVTB0
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 7, 2018
#BREAKING NEWS: Reports of 30 people injured and at least 3 dead after car plows into crowd in #Muenster, Germany. pic.twitter.com/iWKmglKgBC
— NewsAlertHQ (@NewsAlertHQ) April 7, 2018
Additional photos emerge from scene where driver rammed vehicle into restaurant Grosser Kiepenkerl, in Munster, Germany – leaving three dead and more than 30 injured. pic.twitter.com/OLUbYhsdNI
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) April 7, 2018
Report: Police say driver of car that crashed into crowd in #Muenster, Germany killed himself. https://t.co/FNtevvWXon pic.twitter.com/TmmWgIDKPZ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 7, 2018
UPDATE: The driver of the vehicle has reportedly killed himself https://t.co/Rlxa5cQ1Ry
— New York Post (@nypost) April 7, 2018
#BREAKING NEWS: DPA News Agency is reporting that the vehicle ramming attacker in #Muenster, Germany has died pic.twitter.com/959sUqeUMG
— NewsAlertHQ (@NewsAlertHQ) April 7, 2018