At least two people were killed and several more were injured in a suspected car ramming in the west German city of Mannheim on Monday, officials said.

German police have urged residents to avoid downtown Mannheim after social media reports suggested a car-ramming attack had taken place in the area.

Officers from the police defusing service stand near a damaged vehicle in front of an access road to the Rhine bridge, in Mannheim, Germany, Monday March 3, 2025, following an incident in which one person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd, German police said. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)