Germany: Emergency services responding to a vehicle-ramming incident in Berlin June 8

Event

Police and other emergency services are responding to an earlier vehicle ramming in Berlin's Charlottenburg area June 8. A vehicle drove into a crowd in Breitscheidplatz, killing one person and injuring at least ten others. Police have arrested the driver; their motive remains unclear. Numerous roads have been closed throughout the area to facilitate the emergency response, including Kurfurstendamm, Rankestrasse, and Tauentzienstrasse.

A heightened security presence and localized transport disruptions are likely in the affected area over the coming hours.

Advice

Exercise caution in the affected area. Allow additional time for travel in the vicinity. Heed the directives of security forces.