{"id":340598,"date":"2026-05-04T21:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-car-hits-pedestrians-in-central-leipzig-germany-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:00:27","slug":"breaking-car-hits-pedestrians-in-central-leipzig-germany-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-car-hits-pedestrians-in-central-leipzig-germany-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Car hits pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fpkZQUQg958\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Breaking: Car hits pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpkZQUQg958\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Police say a car has hit pedestrians in central Leipzig in eastern Germany. Authorities have confirmed at least two deaths so far, but say details are still emerging. Media reports say the driver was travelling at high speed through a pedestrian zone. <\/p>\n<p>Germany has seen a number of similar incidents in recent years. DW political correspondent Simon Young has the latest. <\/p>\n<p>#leipzig #germany #terrorism #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>Chapters: <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Breaking news: Car hits pedestrians in Leipzig  <\/p>\n<p>00:06 Casualties and emergency response  <\/p>\n<p>00:14 Driver arrested, scene secured  <\/p>\n<p>00:27 Police and mayor give updates  <\/p>\n<p>01:48 What is known about the driver and motive  <\/p>\n<p>02:22 Germany and previous vehicle attacks <\/p>\n<p>#leipzig #germany #terrorism #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police say a car has hit pedestrians in central Leipzig in eastern Germany. Authorities have confirmed at least two deaths so far, but say details are still emerging. Media reports say the driver was travelling at high speed through a pedestrian zone. Germany has seen a number of similar incidents in recent years. 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