Mon Mar 03 13:05:45 UTC 2025: ## Multiple Casualties After Car Plows into Crowd in Mannheim During Carnival
**MANNHEIM, GERMANY** – A black SUV drove at high speed into a crowd of pedestrians in Mannheim, Germany on Monday, causing multiple casualties. The incident occurred on Planken, the city’s main shopping street, during the Carnival season, as crowds gathered for parades.
Local media outlets reported several people suffered severe injuries. Mannheimer Morgen and Mannheim24 described the vehicle speeding from Paradeplatz square towards the city’s water tower, striking numerous pedestrians. Police have launched a large-scale rescue and relief operation in the city center and urged residents to avoid the inner city area. Police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm declined to comment on specifics regarding the casualties or the driver.
The incident has heightened security concerns in Germany, following a series of recent violent attacks, including deadly car rammings in Magdeburg and Munich, and a stabbing in Mannheim earlier this year. Police were already on high alert for this year’s Carnival celebrations following online threats from Islamic State-linked accounts targeting events in Cologne and Nuremberg. The Mannheim incident comes just weeks after a similar attack in Munich claimed the lives of a mother and her young daughter.
The investigation into the Mannheim incident is ongoing. Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.
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