Overview
- The driver, detained minutes after Monday's crash on Grimmaische Straße, initially fled the scene.
- Police confirmed at least two people were killed, with more than 20 injured and two in critical condition.
- Emergency services treated it as a mass-casualty incident with a large deployment that included about 40 firefighters, 40 paramedics, and two helicopters.
- Leipzig’s mayor said the vehicle was a Volkswagen moving at high speed through the central pedestrian zone.
- German media reported the driver showed signs of mental instability during arrest, and officials said the motive remains unknown with more details to come.