At least one death after a car plows into the German Christmas market, the public television station informs

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At least one person has died after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, police said, according to local public broadcaster MDR.

Between 60 and 80 people have also been injured, fire and emergency services told CNN. According to MDR, the driver of the car that plowed through the crowd has been arrested.

Footage from social media, confirmed by CNN, shows the moment a black car drove straight into the crowd at the busy Christmas market.

In the video, dozens of people are crowded around the market stalls as the vehicle plows straight into them. Some people can be seen running away from the car in panic, others diving into the stalls. Bodies and debris are scattered across the narrow lane as the car turns out of the lot.

Extensive police measures are currently in place at the scene, Magdeburg police said in a post on X.

MDR reported that the Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, is on his way to Magdeburg, which is west of Berlin.

“This is a terrible event, especially now in the days before Christmas,” Haseloff said, according to MDR.

Magdeburg is the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and has a population of around 240,000.

According to the market’s website, the Christmas market is scheduled to be open from 22 November to 29 December. It has around 140 market stalls as well as an ice rink, a Ferris wheel and a playground.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

CNN’s Melissa Gray and Lauren Kent contributed to this report.