In Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen, a man hit two pedestrians in his car and fatally injured them.
The police are now giving details of the cause of the accident.
On Saturday (February 13th, 2021) a car driver in
Frankfurt
*
hit
two people and fatally injured them.
The
police
assume an
accident
, there are no indications of intent.
The driver was driving at
excessive speed
and ran over a red light.
+++ 10.55 a.m.:
The driver who
caught two pedestrians with his car
in
Frankfurt
in the
Sachsenhausen
district
on Saturday
, triggered the accident according to the latest findings by excessive speed and
driving
over a red traffic light.
The police announced on Sunday morning.
According to this, the 38-year-old driver in his black Peugeot 208 caught the first witnesses shortly before 2.30 p.m. when he was driving on Mörfelder Landstrasse from the direction of Stresemannallee in the direction of Darmstädter Landstrasse, apparently at excessive speed.
At the intersection of Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse, the traffic light for the 38-year-old was red.
Before that, several cars were already waiting in the right-hand lane, the driver involved in the accident drove past them on the left-hand lane and ignored the red light, reports the police.
At the same time the two 31 and 40-year-old men crossed the street from the right at the pedestrian green.
The driver recorded the men.
The two
pedestrians living
in
Frankfurt
were injured so badly that they later died in
hospital
.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: Police investigate because of accident escape
According to the
police
, the
driver of the Peugeot lost
control of his vehicle
shortly after the collision in
Frankfurt
, crashed into a parked car and rolled over.
The 38-year-old managed to free himself from the wreck that had been lying on the roof despite his serious injuries.
He then tried to walk away from the scene of the accident, but was prevented by passers-by and handed over to the police.
Then he had to be taken to a nearby hospital because of his injury.
The accident recording and assessment of the accident site in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
by an expert continued into the evening hours.
The scene of the accident was closed for several hours for this purpose.
The police initiated, among other things, criminal proceedings
against the 38-year-old Darmstadt
resident on
suspicion of negligent homicide
and a
traffic accident
.
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The accident vehicle in Sachsenhausen caught two passers-by who did not survive the collision.
© Theodor Popp / dpa
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: two people die - police are investigating
Update from Sunday, 02/14/2021, 7.23 a.m.:
After the
accident
in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
, in which two people lost their lives, the police are determining whether the
driver was
traveling at increased speed.
The authorities consider this to be at least likely at the moment, reports the "FAZ".
So far, however, there is no information about the exact course of events.
+++ 9.30 p.m.:
After the serious
accident in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen
with two dead, the police are investigating because of negligent homicide.
Blood was routinely drawn from the driver, who comes from the Darmstadt area, which is now being examined for alcohol and drugs.
Experts were busy investigating the scene of the accident into the evening.
The investigation continues.
Fatal accident in Frankfurt: two people die
Two men from
Frankfurt were
killed in
the
accident
after they were hit by a car driver.
Where exactly the pedestrians were is still unclear, said the police spokesman when asked.
There are contradicting information.
The driver was able to free himself from the car lying on the roof and then moved away from the scene of the accident.
However, police said he did not get very far due to his injuries.
It has not yet been clarified whether it was an attempt to escape or a reaction in shock.
The police continue to assume an accident, there is no evidence of intent.
Frankfurt: car hits passers-by - two people die
+++ 6:04 p.m.:
The two passers-by, who
hit
a car in
Frankfurt
, succumbed to their serious injuries in the hospital.
The Hessischer Rundfunk reports, citing the police.
Accordingly, the fatally injured were two 31 and 40 year old men.
The 38-year-old driver of the accident car was seriously injured.
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A car hit two passers-by in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen.
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Update from Saturday, February 13th, 2021, 5:23 p.m.:
After a car in
Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen hit
two people and seriously injured them, the scene of the accident in the area of the Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse intersection is still largely closed.
According to the police, the closure will still take some time, as experts on site are still dealing with the course of the accident.
Accident in Frankfurt: cars hit passers-by
As before, the police saw no evidence that the car driver had
deliberately captured
the people in
Frankfurt
: "Everything points to an accident," said a spokesman.
According to initial findings, the car went off the road.
It landed on the roof.
The two passers-by and the driver, all three seriously injured, were taken to surrounding hospitals.
After the accident, a large number of heavily armed police, fire brigade and rescue workers were on site, the fire and rescue station 4 is not far from the scene of the accident.
Initially, a larger number of injured people was accepted.
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A large number of rescue workers and police were on site in Frankfurt after the accident.
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Cars hit people in Frankfurt: three seriously injured
First report from Saturday, February 13th, 2021, 4:32 p.m .:
In
Frankfurt
on Saturday (
February 13th, 2021
) around 2:30 p.m., a car captured several people.
In the
Sachsenhausen
district
in the area of the Mörfelder Landstrasse / Oppenheimer Landstrasse intersection, two people and the driver were seriously injured, the police say.
It is currently assumed that there was an accident in which the driver strayed from the lane for reasons that are still unclear.
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