On Saturday evening, a car with six teenagers crashed into a tree in Prignitz.
In Löwenberger Land, a transporter is hit by a train.
Scene of the accident: Once again an unrestricted level crossing.
Potsdam - Four people were killed in two serious accidents in Brandenburg this weekend.
North of Pritzwalk (Prignitz district) a car came off the road on Saturday evening and hit a tree.
Any help came too late for the 17-year-old driver and a 15-year-old.
Four other inmates - three girls aged 14, 16 and 17 and one 18-year-old - were seriously injured.
According to the police, the 17-year-old drove without a valid driver's license.
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The man was trapped in his car by the force of the impact.
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A 68-year-old woman died in an accident on Kreisstraße 8 near Drolshagen-Hützemert (Olpe district).
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Two people were injured in a collision near Crivitz (Ludwigslust-Parchim district) - one of them seriously.
As the police announced on Friday, a 32-year-old and a 55-year-old collided with their cars at the junction with the B321 on Thursday afternoon.
According to initial findings, the 32-year-old had previously disregarded the right of way.
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In the Löwenberger Land (Oberhavel district), a transporter was rammed by a train on the RB54 line at an open level crossing.
The 65-year-old driver of the car and her 31-year-old son died at the scene of the accident.
According to the police, the accident with the six young people occurred around 9 p.m. between the towns of Preddöhl and Triglitz. At first it was not clear why the car got off the road. After the car crashed into the tree, it sped on across the street to the green strip opposite. The four seriously injured were brought to nearby hospitals by ambulance and helicopter. An emergency chaplain looked after her relatives there. The car was secured. The public prosecutor's office ordered the use of an accident expert.
After the train accident in Löwenberger Land, the criminal police are investigating.
The dead are to be autopsied on Monday.
You come from the Oberhavel district.
According to the police, the transporter had been hit by the train on Saturday afternoon when crossing an open level crossing on the private route near the town of Grieben.
The car was hit exactly in the middle and dragged along over 100 meters.
It is said to be a train from the Niederbarnimer Railway Company.
According to the police, the rescue of the two car occupants was carried out by the fire brigade.
There were four passengers on the train, the engine driver and a train attendant - none of them were injured.
They were looked after by rescue workers and emergency chaplains at the scene of the accident.
The officials put the damage to property at around 100,000 euros. The public prosecutor's office ordered the use of an accident expert. The helicopter was used for overview shots. The train and the transporter were confiscated, it was said. Over 30 firefighters were on duty. Two rescue helicopters were also on site.
Last year in April, another serious collision occurred not far from the accident site on the same route.
The scene of the accident was also an unrestricted level crossing.
In Klosterheide, a regional train (Ostprignitz-Ruppin) collided with a van.
A 39-year-old driver was injured so badly that he succumbed to his injuries a few days later in hospital.
In 2019 there was also a collision with a car and a train at the level crossing near Grieben.
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