One person has died and at least 16 others have been injured at a Berlin Pride event after a vehicle was driven into a crowd in the city centre.

Axar.az reports, citing BBC, that police said they have identified a male suspect but have not arrested him or released a name, adding he is "known to the police and is associated with the Islamist spectrum."

An intensive manhunt is still under way, which has expanded to the entire city. The annual pride event, also known as Christopher Street Day, has been cancelled.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in a statement he would "make sure this horrific act is fully investigated and punished".

"We believe that a vehicle entered the Tiergarten park and hit several people and injured them," police posted on social media.

Revellers were celebrating the finale of the Christopher Street Day celebrations in front of the Brandenburg Gate, which backs onto the large park in central Berlin, when the incident took place.

Eyewitnesses said a white van sped into a crowd of people in the Tiergarten shortly after 22:00 local time, according to local media.