BERLIN — At least two people have been killed and several injured in Germany after a car was driven into a pedestrian zone in the town of Trier, according to the local police force. Police in the western German town of Trier said on Twitter Tuesday that people should "avoid the area," adding that "police as well as other emergency services are on the scene." Officers have arrested the driver of the car, a 51-year-old male, who is from the Trier-Saarburg area. The vehicle has also been secured, Trier police added. German police say two people were killed when a car drove into a pedestrian zone. "The care of the injured has absolute priority," the force tweeted. State police in western Germany"s Rhineland-Palatinate, where Trier is located, asked people to not spread disinformation, in a Twitter post. German news agency DPA confirmed the driver of the car had been arrested and a vehicle has also been seized. Images on social media show multiple emergency service vehicles attending to pedestrians on Simeonstrabe. "Several injured people were hit by a car in the pedestrian zone in Trier. Please avoid the area, the police are on-site together with other emergency services,” the authorities said, while urging people to avoid the city center. — Agencies