He wanted to regulate the traffic after a rear-end collision - and had double bad luck: a 48-year-old was involved in two traffic accidents within a few minutes early on Monday evening - both times as a victim.
As the police reported, a woman driver drove into his vehicle after he had to stop at a pedestrian crossing.
Adenau - Because the accident led to significant traffic obstructions, the man from the Adenau community (district of Ahrweiler) decided to intervene to regulate the situation.
When he was standing in dark clothing on the illuminated pedestrian crossing with an outstretched arm to an approaching car, the driver presumably did not recognize the situation because of the difficult lighting conditions.
She hit the man.
The 48-year-old suffered multiple bruises so that he had to be taken to a hospital by ambulance.
dpa
