Police have cordoned off a large area in central Leipzig after several people were hit by a car on a pedestrian street.
Two people have been confirmed dead, Mayor Burkhard Jung said at a press conference, according to the Leipziger Volkszeitung newspaper.
In addition to the dead, two people are seriously injured and another 20 have injuries of varying severity, according to rescue services, the newspaper writes.
It is not clear whether the driver deliberately hit people or if it was an accident, but witnesses said the car was driven at high speed.
