A man wielding a knife who reportedly attacked three officers in southern Germany died after police shot him at a train station on Sunday, according to a police spokesman.

The man died at the scene of the incident in the Bavarian town of Lauf an der Pegnitz, despite first aid measures being initiated, according to the police spokesman.

Man targeted police car before wielding knife on officers

The perpetrator initially targeted a police car, the spokesman reported, and when the officers got out of the vehicle, he proceeded to attack them with a "knife."

The spokesman said the officers were unhurt in the incident, without providing details on the shooting of the attacker. There was also no comment on the identity of the knife-wielding man.

The area in front of the train station was subsequently cordoned off.

rm/jsi (DPA)