A car drove into a crowd in Bamberg. Five people were seriously injured. Children are said to have been among the victims.
- A serious traffic accident occurred in Bamberg .
- A car crashed into a group of cyclists riding on a bike path.
- Some of the victims are said to be children . A rescue helicopter was also used.
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Update from 16.38: The police have now confirmed that a serious car accident occurred in Bamberg late Wednesday morning. A 79-year-old was on the Margaretendamm with his Suzuki. When he wanted to turn left shortly after the confluence with the Europabrücke, he came off the road. He drove onto the sidewalk where a 30-year-old with her three children was waiting. All four were on bicycles.
Two seriously injured in an accident in Bamberg - drivers had health problems
The man recorded all four people, then drove through a skate park until he came to a stop in a bus park. He seriously injured the mother. Her three children, aged one, five and eleven, were only slightly injured. The driver of the Suzuki also suffered serious injuries in the accident. He and the 30-year-old were immediately taken to the hospital.
With the help of an expert, the police now want to reconstruct the course of the accident. However, the officials assume that the 79-year-old got off the road for health reasons.
Traffic accident in Bamberg - man races in a group of people and is seriously injured himself
First report on June 3, 3:08 pm Bamberg - According to information that has not yet been confirmed, a serious traffic accident occurred on Wednesday (June 3) in Bamberg's city center . A driver drove into a group of bicycles for as yet unknown reasons. Then he tore a bicycle stand from his anchor and broke through a fence. The driver was injured so badly in the accident that the rescue workers had to resuscitate him at the scene of the accident.
The driver wanted to turn into Magaretenstrasse at the Magaretendamm / Magazinstrasse intersection . However, during the maneuver, the man lost control of his vehicle and drove into a group of cyclists who were on a bike path. At least two children were slightly injured. According to the emergency services, the mother of the children was among the victims. She sustained serious injuries in the accident and had to be taken to the hospital.
Accident in Bamberg: drivers are losing control of their vehicle for as yet unknown reasons
After the collision with the cyclists, the car drove over the green area of a skate park and tore a bicycle stand out of its anchorages. The car then rolled about 50 meters over a bus parking lot, where it crashed into a fence at the Margaretendamm / Lichtenhaidestrasse intersection. Because the driver was injured so badly in the accident , he had to be flown to a hospital with a rescue helicopter .
The driver was also seriously injured in the accident in Bamberg.
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It is currently not clear why the accident occurred. An expert should now support the police in clarifying the course of the accident. The fact that the driver lost control of his car due to a medical problem cannot yet be ruled out.
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