At least one person was killed while around 15 others were injured after a car crashed into a crowd near the Berlin Gay Pride parade on Saturday night.
Berlin police said the vehicle entered Tiergarten park and struck several people shortly before 10pm local time. Authorities later launched a search for the occupants of the car involved in the incident.
Police spokesman Florian Nath said some of those injured suffered serious injuries and were receiving treatment from emergency responders.
Authorities later discovered a vehicle believed to be linked to the incident abandoned inside Tiergarten park.
Following the crash, organisers ended the Gay Pride event earlier than scheduled, while police instructed participants to leave the area and sealed off the location where the victims were injured.
An eyewitness near the main Pride stage at Brandenburg Gate said attendees followed police instructions and began leaving the area at around 11pm, despite the programme originally being planned to continue until midnight.
An AFP journalist at the scene reported seeing at least 10 emergency vehicles and a medical tent set up on the road, while police officers continued patrolling the surrounding park area.
Earlier on Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people had gathered for Christopher Street Day, Germany’s annual Gay Pride celebration, with the march concluding near the Brandenburg Gate.
The incident comes amid heightened security concerns in Germany following several violent attacks in public places in recent years, including a stabbing near Berlin’s Holocaust memorial in February 2025 and a vehicle attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024.
Authorities are continuing investigations into Saturday’s incident to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash.
