Two people were killed and 20 more injured, three seriously, on Monday after a car drove through a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig .

Local authorities in the state of Saxony described the incident as a rampage and police detained the driver at the scene.

"The driver has been arrested; there is currently no further danger from him," they said of the 33-year-old German national and local resident.

The two deceased were a 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man. Both were also German citizens, police confirmed on Monday evening.

Car hits pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany

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What do we know about the incident?

The incident occurred on Grimmaische Street, a pedestrian shopping street connecting Augustusplatz with Leipzig's central market square, close to landmarks such as St Nicholas' Church and the University of Leipzig.

German tabloid Bild reported that the vehicle, a white VW…