Trier car-ramming apparently was โ€˜on purpose,โ€™ officials say, as 5, including child, confirmed dead

Police have confirmed five deaths in Trier, Germany after a car plowed into a pedestrian area. While the driverโ€™s actions appear to have been intentional, the public prosecutor says there are no indications of an Islamist motive.

The driver, said by police to be a 51-year-old resident of the Trier-Saarburg area, drove a dark grey Range Rover through a pedestrian area of the city on Tuesday, sending victims โ€œflying into the air,โ€ according to witnesses. He was arrested at the scene, after police vehicles allegedly rammed his vehicle to stop it.