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Looking at the speedometer there is no needle and it's not laying on the bottom. How on earth does the needle break off and fall out?
A sad but fairly common malady. Several here have been afflicted with it. The needle is large and the shaft end where it attaches is tiny. When either the cable needs lube or the speedo itself is gummy and starts to stick, the oscillation and jerking starts. When the movements get so bad the cup and shaft makes a rapid jerk and hits the internal stop a few times, the needle keeps right on going and finally comes off.
There is a fairly large open cluster space behind the speedo. Unless someone has already taken the speedo out to remove the needle, I expect you will find it has slipped under the edge and is laying in the bottom of the cluster.
While it's possible a repair shop might be able to fix it if you find the needle, I more expect the shaft end has twisted off & you will have to find another speedo.
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