Witnesses observed that several people wanted to commit a theft on company premises.
A subsequent chase ended fatally for the woman in the back seat.
Thalmässing - After a car chase, a 40-year-old woman was killed in a car accident in Central Franconia.
The police announced on Tuesday (March 23) that witnesses had reported that several people were staying on company premises near Burgsalach (Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district) without permission.
The patrol officers then saw two cars drive away from the company premises.
Waizenhofen / Bavaria: fugitive car crashes into a tree - woman in the back seat dies
The investigators suspect, according to a spokesman, that the occupants of the two cars on the company premises wanted to commit a theft.
One car escaped the police on Monday evening (March 22nd).
The other was followed by several patrol cars and a police helicopter.
In Waizenhofen, a district of Thalmässing (district of Roth), the fugitive car then crashed into a tree.
Bavaria: Woman dies after being chased with the police - they are looking for other people involved
According to the police, the 50-year-old driver was uninjured, and the 40-year-old passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The woman who was sitting in the back of the car died at the scene of the accident.
An autopsy revealed that she was not wearing a seat belt.
The occupants of the other car are still being searched for.
(dpa / jh)
