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Accident site in Halle: sudden end for the move with 1500 participants
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An accident happened during the carnival parade on Shrove Monday in Halle an der Saale.
A pedestrian was seriously injured after falling under a decorated float.
The move was canceled after the accident, as the President of the Halle-Saalkreis Carnival Association (HSKV), Ingo Küßner, announced.
Rescuers took the woman to a hospital, according to police.
Closing event cancelled
It is still unclear how the accident happened and who is injured.
According to the police, the final event on the market square was canceled.
According to the "Mitteldeutsche Zeitung", some cars still drove into the city center, but without playing music.
After a two-year break due to the corona pandemic, the Rose Monday processions with thousands of fools started again in Köthen and Halle.
In Köthen, patron Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff (CDU) was there before the start of the parade to receive the carnivalists.
In Halle the motto was »Mr sinn widder da!« (We're back!).
According to carnivalist Küßner, around 1,500 participants from 53 clubs were involved in the train.
In Saxony-Anhalt, according to their own statements, 190 clubs with around 17,600 carnival participants are currently organized in the state carnival association.
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