At least 12 people were killed and 48 others injured after a truck crashed into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, police said.
“Sadly we know that 12 people were killed on Breitscheidplatz, 48 others are in hospital, some of them severely injured,” Berlin police said on Twitter.
According to Al Jazeera’s report, at least 12 people killed and many injured in centre of Berlin, police say, as suspected driver is arrested.
The number of people who were killed when a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin has risen to 12, German police has said.
The lorry on Monday rammed into the market outside the popular market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.
At least 48 people were injured, police said.
Ambulances and heavily armed officers rushed to the area after the driver mounted the pavement of the market in a square popular with tourists.
Police later arrested the suspected driver near the scene, and said that another passenger “riding in” the lorry had died. The lorry had a Polish license plate, police said.
