2025 Mannheim car incident

Vehicle-ramming in Germany

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2025 Mannheim car incident

A CCTV still of the car speeding shortly before the incident

Location of the Paradeplatz square in Mannheim

Date| 3 March 2025
Location| Paradeplatz, Mannheim, Germany
Deaths| 2
Non-fatal injuries| 11 (including the driver)

On 3 March 2025, a car was driven into a carnival crowd at Paradeplatz, a popular pedestrian area in Mannheim, Germany. The incident resulted in at least two fatalities and injuries to around 10 individuals. The driver fled the scene but was apprehended by police.[1][2][3]

The nature of the incident remains under investigation by German police, but authorities say the man suspected in the attack has psychiatric problems and a political motive is yet to be found.[1][2][3]

## Incident

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The incident took place just after 12:00 local time (11:00 GMT) at the West German city's Paradeplatz [de] market square. A Ford Fiesta was driven into a crowd of people, hitting several of them before stopping. A man got out of the car and fired shots at a taxi that was following him before fleeing the police.[4] Two people, a man aged around 50 and a woman, were killed and according to German police, 10 others were injured, including five seriously.[5] Eyewitnesses reported a chaotic scene, with multiple victims lying on the ground. The city's hospital declared a state of emergency, and authorities advised residents to avoid the downtown area of Mannheim during the emergency response.[6] A 40-year-old German citizen of Rhineland-Palatinate named Alexander S. was arrested near the scene of the incident after shooting himself during a police chase.[4][7]

## Reactions

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Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy: "I offer my condolences following what happened in Mannheim today. We express our closeness to the people affected and their loved ones, our best wishes to the injured and our full solidarity to the whole of Germany. Attempts to destabilise democratic nations will not prevail and it is our commitment to remain vigilant against all forms of violence".[8]

## See also

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* 2024 Mannheim stabbing
* 2025 Munich car attack

## References

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1. ^ a b "Germany latest: One killed and several seriously injured after car driven into crowd in Mannheim, police say". Sky News. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
2. ^ a b "Germany: 1 dead, several injured in Mannheim car ramming". Deutsche Welle. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
3. ^ a b Brown, Benjamin; Halasz, Stephanie (3 March 2025). "At least one killed after car rams into crowd in German city of Mannheim, police say". CNN. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
4. ^ a b "Das ist der Todesfahrer von Mannheim! Er schoss auf seine Verfolger, dann richtete er die Waffe gegen sich selbst" [This is the fatal driver from Mannheim! He shot at his pursuers, then turned the gun on himself] (in German). RTL. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
5. ^ "At least two dead in apparent car ramming attack in Mannheim". Euronews. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
6. ^ "Mannheim live updates: One person dead after car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim, police say". BBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
7. ^ "Täter verletzte sich bei Festnahme selbst – wohl kein politisches Motiv – zwei Tote, zehn Verletzte" [Perpetrator injured himself during arrest – probably no political motive – two dead, ten injured] (in German). Die Welt. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
8. ^ "President Meloni's Statement on the Incident in Mannheim". Government of Italy. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

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