Several injured, including children, after car drives into crowd of people in Berlin

A car drove into a crowd in the German capital Berlin, injuring several people, the Bild daily newspaper reported on Thursday.

Some children were slightly injured and an adult sustained severe injuries, a fire brigade spokesperson said.

The incident happened shortly before 1 pm in the north-western district of Wedding.

Police said it is not immediately clear how the car drove into the group but emergency services said they believed it was an accident.

This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.