Car Drives Into Crowd at Magdeburg Germany Christmas Market [Video]

At least two people are dead and dozens hurt, some severely, after a driver plowed an SUV through a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, CNN reported on Friday.

“This is a terrible scene,” anchor Brianna Keilar said, commenting on the photos and video showing “a lot of people on the ground, people tending to them, folks who seem unresponsive.”

The driver of the car has been taken into custody, Keilar reported.

The incident took place at a Christmas market crowded with shoppers on the last Friday evening before the holiday.

Additional reporting from CNN mentioned social media videos that CNN had verified that showed a “black car” that “drove directly into the crowd at the busy Christmas market”:

In the video, dozens of people are crowded at the market stalls when the vehicle plows directly into them. Some people can be seen running away from the car in panic, others dive into the stalls.

Bodies and …