Five people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire from a moving car in Kraków's Main Square, Polish police have confirmed.

Police said they began receiving reports at around 3 pm local time (2 pm GMT) that a car was being driven through the square while shots were fired at random people.

A spokesperson for local firefighters confirmed to Polsat News that the perpetrator fired a gun from a passing vehicle.

The shooter was subsequently shot by police officers and was being transported to hospital, according to a police statement published on X.

Police officers are among those wounded in the attack.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X that police are investigating the attack. No further details were immediately available.

Kraków is Poland's second-largest city, located approximately 250 kilometres (155 miles) from the capital, Warsaw.