A car hit a 16-year-old in Mühldorf am Inn (Bavaria).
The accident happened on Friday at a pedestrian crossing.
The teenager was killed.
In the meantime, the Mühldorf Police Department has taken over the investigation.
There is a suspicion of an illegal car race in the room.
Two 21-year-old men are now being investigated for negligent homicide.
The police seized various storage media and a second vehicle during searches.
Update from February 11th:
In the meantime the Mühldorf criminal police took over the investigation - "Because suspicions arose in the meantime that the death of the young man was possibly preceded by a prohibited motor vehicle race by two car drivers," explains the police headquarters of Upper Bavaria South in a press release.
The Kripo Mühldorf check the facts comprehensively.
It should also be clarified whether the deceased young person crossed the pedestrian traffic light when the light was red.
Several searches were carried out on Wednesday on a court order.
The police officers confiscated various storage media and another car.
The vehicle involved in the accident was seized after the accident.
The two drivers are being investigated for negligent homicide and participation in a prohibited motor vehicle race.
The driver's licenses of the two 21-year-old men were also seized.
The second driver also comes from the Mühldorf district.
First report from February 7th:
Mühldorf am Inn - A fatal traffic accident occurred in Mühldorf am Inn at around 7:35 p.m. on Friday.
That is what the police said.
According to this, a 16-year-old Mühldorfer was hit by a car while crossing the north bypass.
The accident happened at a traffic light-regulated pedestrian crossing from the Inn Canal side to the Europastraße.
The driver (21) had driven east on the north bypass.
Car captured young people in Mühldorf (Bavaria): 16-year-old died at the scene of the accident
The youngster succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the accident, the driver was uninjured, according to the police.
There was material damage of around 10,000 euros.
The north bypass had to be closed in both directions for several hours.
The fire brigade was on site and assisted with traffic control, rescue and accident recording.
The investigation into the cause of the accident continues, according to the police.
16-year-old dies in an accident in Mühldorf am Inn: the police report in full
“On February 5th, 2021 at around 7:35 p.m., a fatal traffic accident occurred on the north bypass in Mühldorf.
A 16-year-old from Mühldorf was caught by a 21-year-old driver's car while crossing the north bypass at a traffic light-regulated pedestrian crossing from the Inn Canal side to the Europastraße; the young man had traveled east on the north bypass. The 16-year-old succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene of the accident, the driver remained uninjured. There was property damage amounting to approx. 10,000 euros.
The north bypass had to be closed in both directions for several hours. The Mühldorf fire brigade was on site with several vehicles and, as always, provided active and professional support with traffic control, rescue and accident recording. The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing. "
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