A spokesman for the city of Trier on Monday said that it is ‘too early’ to plan a service, while the tragedy is still so fresh in the public’s minds.
Although a large memorial is planned, the feeling is that while injured people continue to fight for their lives in hospitals a memorial should not take place.
On Tuesday 1 December, a 51-year-old man raced through the Trier pedestrian zone with his sports vehicle, killing five people and injuring at least 24 others, six of them seriously.
The city announced that looking after the victims was ‘the primary interest’ for Trier and the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Looking after victims appropriately is about ‘looking after the relatives of the deceased, the seriously injured as well as their families and also about the many people who witnessed the terrible act and will continue to suffer from these memories.’
Mayor Wolfram Leibe (SPD) and the Victims Commissioner of the State of Rheinland-Pfalz, Detlef Placzek, will be providing more information on future measures and ‘the ongoing establishment of a network for victim protection’ in Trier this Tuesday afternoon.
Donations for the victims and relatives of the rampage have already totalled more than 642,000 euros from over 7,800 donors.
The city remains in mourning with hundreds of candles still burning at many memorial sites.
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Crowds gather to pay tribute at Porta Nigra in Trier
