2 killed by new year fireworks in Germany

Fireworks during New Year celebrations in Germany has left two people dead, a child injured and five people requiring amputations said German Police. 

Two people have been killed by fireworks amid new year celebrations in Germany, it has emerged.

In the first horrific incident, a 35-year-old man died after igniting fireworks or party guests in a garden in Gusow-Platkow in the Brandenburg region outside Berlin. 

Guest desperately tried to save his life, but he died at the scene before midnight. 

On the same night, a 19-year-old suffered fatal head injuries after he set off a homemade device in Kleinmachnow, in the same region of Germany.

German police called it a 'frightening New Year's Eve' following the two deaths and have launched criminal investigations into both fatalities. 

Officers said both victims had been killed as a result of 'improper handling' of fireworks.  

Meanwhile, at least five people underwent amputations having suffered shocking injuries after fireworks accidents across the country.

In Berlin, 21 were treated for fireworks-related wounds while there were also reports of fireworks being aimed at police and fire crews.