A police car drives with a flashing light as a pedestrian crosses the street. The man dies in the hospital.
Berlin (dpa) - A police car caught a pedestrian on a mission in Berlin who died a little later. The 30-year-old came to the hospital seriously injured late Friday night and died there, the police said.
According to the information, the radio car was on the way to a robbery in Berlin-Marzahn when the pedestrian crossed a street. The police car had turned on the blue lights. On Saturday, a police spokesman could not say whether the siren was also used. This question will be clarified in the investigation.
The passengers in the car - a policeman and a policewoman - had been shocked and are currently not on duty, the spokesman said. An investigation was initiated against the driver on suspicion of negligent killing. According to the police, the driver voluntarily had a breath alcohol test carried out after the incident, which was negative. He also agreed to have his blood drawn and checked for driving ability.
In the robbery to which the police wanted to drive, three suspects are said to have ordered drugs from a man. In a side street near the scene of the accident, the man fought back, said the police spokesman. According to current knowledge, he shot with a firearm. But nobody was injured. According to the spokesman, the police arrested three parties, and one of the alleged robbers was still volatile.
There was also an accident with a police car in Rhineland-Palatinate on Friday evening. A police patrol car with flashing lights and a Martinshorn collided with a car in Ludwigshafen. The police and the 38-year-old driver were unharmed. However, the cars were so damaged that both were no longer ready to drive and had to be towed.
A month ago, a Berlin police officer was charged with ramming a 21-year-old car in a police car near Alexanderplatz in January 2018. The woman had died at the scene of the accident. Here the prosecutor accuses the police officer of driving under the influence of alcohol.
