A CAR mounted the pavement and smashed into a group of people outside a nightclub in a German town this morning.

Chief Inspector Peter Oprowski said four people were seriously injured in the 7.33 incident in Cuxhaven and two suffered minor injuries.

2 The incident took place outside a nightclub in the German town of Cuxhaven Credit: AP:Associated Press

The 29-year-old driver is said to have been under the influence of alcohol.

He reportedly tried to escape afterwards, but crashed into a small wall about 300 metres away from the scene.

Bouncers at the club held the man until the police arrived. He is being interrogated at the police station in Cuxhaven, German media reports.

Officers are investigating whether he deliberately drove his car into the pedestrians.

The vehicle, a white Citroen, has been cordoned off as part of the investigation.

2 Cops are not treating the incident as terror-related. Pictured, the nightclub Credit: Getty - Contributor

#Polizei #Cuxhaven Mann fährt mit Auto in Fußgängergruppe - 6 Menschen verletzt, davon 1 Person schwer - Hintergründe + Unfallursache noch unklar - Derzeit keine Hinweise auf #Anschlag - Bitte keine Gerüchte verbreiten - Weitere Infos der Polizei folgen — Polizei Oldenburg-Stadt/Ammerland (@Polizei_OL) November 26, 2017

Oldenburg police tweeted: "Man drives car in pedestrian group - six people injured, including one person seriously. Backgrounds and cause of accident still unclear.

"Currently no evidence of attack. Please spread no rumours."

Police added they are not treating the incident as terrorism-related.

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