the original truck driver, lukasz urban, is believed to have been killed by the perpetrator. he was stabbed and shot in the head. on 19 december 2016, at 20:02 local time, the truck drove through a christmas market. this killed 12 people. the truck drove 50–80 metres (160–260 ft) and destroyed many booths. some witnesses saw the driver leave the truck and run towards tiergarten.