A 34-year-old man has gone on trial in Germany accused of two counts of murder after driving a car into a crowd in Leipzig’s historic centre in May.

LEIPZIG: The trial began on Monday of a man suspected of ploughing his car into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig in May, killing two people.

The attack was one of several similar incidents which have shocked Germany in recent years committed by perpetrators with various motivations.

The defendant, partially identified as Jeffrey K., 34, stands accused of two counts of murder and 85 counts of attempted murder for the attack, which saw the car plough into a busy main street in Leipzig’s historic centre at speeds of up to 90 kph.