Mourning for Prince and Landgrave Otto of Hesse. The entrepreneur apparently died in a motorcycle accident. Now there are details about the course of the accident.
- Otto von Hessen died in a motorcycle accident.
- The prince, landgrave and McDonald's entrepreneur died at the age of 55.
- Apparently he lost control of his machine on the highway .
Update from May 18, 2020: Otto Prince of Hesse (55 †) led a life in the fast lane. Now excessive speed on the handlebars of his motorcycle has apparently been his downfall.
On the way to Switzerland, the prince, landgrave and McDonald's entrepreneur crashed into a guardrail on Sunday morning on the A96 Memmingen-Lindau at 8.15 a.m. near Wangen-West with his Ducati motorcycle. He suffered fatal injuries. "For reasons unknown until now, the driver lost control of his machine, started to roll and crashed into the guardrail," says the police report. "He had overtaken a car at high speed shortly before," said a press spokesman for tz . It is possible that excessive speed caused the accident.
An expert would have to clarify further details. The A96 was closed for almost six hours.
Otto von Hessen: Motorbike picture recently on Facebook
Just recently, Otto von Hessen proudly posted a picture of his Ducati Enduro on Facebook . Otto von Hessen was the franchisee of four McDonald's branches in Ingolstadt.
The employees were shocked on Facebook.
Motorbike accident on Sunday morning on A96: Otto Prince of Hesse is dead
First report from May 17, 2020: The entrepreneur Otto Prinz von Hessen (55) apparently died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday morning.
The Bild newspaper reported. The accident is said to have occurred on the A96 near Lindau on Lake Constance. Von Hessen, who owned several McDonald's branches, was reported to have crashed into a guardrail on his way to Switzerland and at Wangen-West with his Ducati. He suffered fatal injuries.
Otto Prince of Hesse is dead: he died in a motorcycle accident on the A96
The 55-year-old was apparently also well known to star chef Alfons Schuhbeck. According to the picture, he was confronted with the terrible news and said: "That must not be true!"
In 2010, the car and motorcycle fan was on trial for alleged lawn, but was acquitted.
Rubric list picture: © dpa / Jason Tschepljakow