A driver rammed a car into a crowd Monday in the southwestern German city of Mannheim, and authorities said two people were killed and 11 others injured, five of them severely. A 40-year-old German from the nearby state of Rhineland-Palatinate was detained and in a hospital after being injured,

MANNHEIM, Germany — Investigators on Tuesday will question a driver who allegedly rammed a car into a crowd in the southwestern German city of Mannheim, killing two people and injuring 11.

A vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving others seriously wounded, according to police. The city's police force said an operation was ongoing in the area and urged people to avoid central Mannheim.