A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving others seriously wounded, according to police. The city's police force said an operation was ongoing in the area and urged people to avoid central Mannheim.

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.

One person has been killed and several others injured after a car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Mannheim, police say Eyewitnesses in Mannheim have been speaking to local media, with one saying "all hell broke loose" following the incident.