Shock, helplessness and anger are the predominant feelings after drivers have rushed into the crowd of the Rosenmontagszug at the Carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel.
- A man races at Carnival in Volkmarsen (near Kassel) in a procession on Monday
- Some 30 people were seriously injured - including children
- There is shock, helplessness and anger in Volkmarsen - all information about the drama in Volkmarsen can be found here.
Volkmarsen - A 29-year-old man raced on the Carnival Monday procession at the Carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel. Around 30 pageant participants were injured, seven of them seriously, including several children. The driver was arrested by the police immediately after the crime, and is said to come from Volkmarsen in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: Man races at Carnival in the Monday of Monday procession - Numerous rescue workers on site
Pageant participants, spectators and rescue workers took care of the injuries lying on the ground. The paramedics, who accompanied the pageant route of the Rose Monday parade to the Carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel, were immediately on the spot. Additional dressing material was fetched from the neighboring pharmacy. Dozens of paramedics and emergency doctors came from the surrounding cities of Warburg, Wolfhagen and Bad Arolsen.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: man races at Carnival in the Monday of Monday procession - investigation into attempted killing is ongoing
Rescue workers also came from the Hochsauerland district and southern Hesse. Several rescue helicopters landed on the nearby sports field, picked up injuries and took off towards the surrounding hospitals.
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The General Prosecutor's Office in Frankfurt is investigating an attempted homicide. However, nothing can be said about the motif. So far it has only been confirmed that the 29-year-old has deliberately raced into the Carnival Monday in the Carnival in Volkmarsen (near Kassel). "We are investigating in all directions," it said. There were initially no indications of a politically motivated crime.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: Man races at Carnival in the Monday of Monday procession - second person arrested in the evening
According to the Frankfurt police chief Gerhard Bereswill, a second person was arrested in the evening. It was not yet clear whether she was a suspect or a witness, Bereswill said at an event in Frankfurt. It was also unclear until the evening whether the driver was alcoholic when he raced into the rose month parade at the Carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel. The investigators initially did not confirm such reports.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: Man races at Carnival in a Monday procession - police are looking for witnesses
The police have set up an information center for victims and relatives in the town hall and are looking for witnesses. Anyone who has accidentally photographed or filmed the terrible seconds during Carnival Monday parade at the Carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel should report to the police. Under the impression of the terrible deed, all the Rosenmontagszug in Hesse were canceled.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: Man races at Carnival in the Monday of Monday procession - Volker Bouffier expresses deep dismay
The Prime Minister of Hesse, Volker Bouffier (CDU), was deeply concerned about the attack on the carnival parade on Carnival in Volkmarsen near Kassel: “I am shocked by this bad deed, which has caused many innocent people to be seriously injured. I am with my thoughts to the victims and their families. "The background to the crime has so far been unclear, so please do not speculate about possible motives," said Bouffier.
District Administrator Reinhard Kubat (SPD) was shocked: “This is a terrible event that not only deeply horrifies me. We wish all injured people a speedy and complete recovery and put their full trust in the police's educational work. ”
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