‘Blood and bodies everywhere’ Witness describes the Berlin attack

At least 12 people were killed and 48 injured as a truck ploughed through a Berlin Christmas market in a suspected terrorist attack yesterday evening.

The driver of the truck is currently in custody after deliberately driving the truck into civilians as they congregated around stalls. 

Australian student Trish O’Neill was at the market in Kurfürstendamm, celebrating the last day of her German classes.

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"We sat just behind the stall having a gluhwein and then all of a sudden there was a big boom and the people in front me jumped on top of me," the student told ABC.

"I just saw this huge black truck speeding through the markets crushing so many people and then all the lights went out and everything was destroyed.”

"I could hear screaming and then we all froze. Then suddenly people started to move and lift all the wreckage off people, trying to help whoever was there."

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The student described hpw she and her friends were frozen with fear during the attacks, and had no idea what was going on. 

"Eventually we had to and there was blood and bodies everywhere," she said.

"I never thought I would see something like this in my life. I'm shaking and scared. It all just happened so fast."

Police have said they would hold a press conference today to discuss the incident further.