A woman has been killed and five others injured after a truck driver crashed into pedestrians in a German town.
The incident, which occurred at around 9.50am in downtown Passau, has prompted a major response from the emergency services, with an 11-year-old child among those reportedly injured.
The truckdriver also required medical treatment and had to be freed from the driver’s cab.
A police spokesperson told the German newspaper Bild: “According to previous findings, the 63-year-old truck driver continued his journey after making a delivery, drove past a stopped vehicle and hit six pedestrians.”
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