A traffic accident occurred in Barmstedt in Schleswig-Holstein: A 77-year-old woman caught a cyclist with her car while turning from a parking lot and seriously injured him.
According to previous knowledge, the woman wanted to let the 58-year-old man pass on Thursday, the police said.
But instead of the brakes, according to the information, she stepped on the accelerator.
The car rolled over the man.
Then the woman hit a tree with her car.
A rescue helicopter took the injured to a hospital in Hamburg.
The driver was slightly injured.
aar / dpa