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 one person has been killed and several others have been injured after a car rammed into pedestrians in the southwestern German city of Mannheim, local police said Monday.

At least one person was killed and several more were injured in a suspected car ramming in the west German city of Mannheim on Monday, police said. A suspect was identified and arrested, Mannheim Police said in a statement, adding that "no further, reliable information can currently be released."