The incident took place on a busy Rankestrasse in the Charlottenburg district of west Berlin, the car drove into a shop window.

According to various reports, 8 to 30 people were injured, some with serious injuries.

Berlin police have not ruled out a deliberate attack on people in Berlin, the circumstances are being studied, according to a police statement posted on Twitter.

A police spokesman told RBB that the driver who sent the car into the crowd was detained.

This information is confirmed by Reuters.

It is still unclear whether he intentionally or accidentally ran into people.

A fire brigade of 60 firefighters is on duty at the scene.

At the end of 2016, a terrorist attack took place on the same street - a truck with Polish registration plates drove into the crowd at a Christmas market.

At least 12 people were killed and about 50 were injured.