Arrested driver is a 51-year-old German man, Trier police say

Police in Trier say they arrested a 51-year-old man of German origin following the Trier vehicular ramming incident, according to German media.

No motive is known and police have asked people to avoid speculation and to not put videos and pictures from the scene on social media.

Die Welt reports that a child is among the victims in the incident, in which two people were killed and 15 injured, according to officials.

A square is blocked by the police in Trier, Germany, December 1, 2020, after a suspected vehicular homicide. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP)

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