A truck hit several people at the edge of the road in Brandenburg.
A 41-year-old woman was so seriously injured in the accident on Sunday in Luckau that she died a little later in hospital, the police announced on Monday.
Two children aged one and a half and 13 years suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
According to the “Lausitzer Rundschau”, the two girls are the daughters of the woman who was killed.
The police were looking for the man at the wheel of the truck who had driven on after the accident.
Officials later found the 22-year-old and his vehicle in a wooded area on the B87.
According to the newspaper report, the vehicle hit a tree.
A first test for alcohol or drug use in the man was negative, it said.
Didn't notice the accident?
According to the "Lausitzer Rundschau", the officers secured the vehicle and the driver's license for the 22-year-old.
Whether he consciously moved away from the scene of the accident or did not notice the collision will be determined.
Traces were secured at the scene of the accident, and the officers found further evidence in addition to the transporter.
An expert was requested to clarify the exact course of the accident.
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