Regensburg: Pedestrians ignore red traffic lights and are caught by BMW

Created: 09/24/2022, 14:59

By: Antonio Jose Riether

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In Regensburg, a pedestrian caused a collision with a car, in which he sustained serious injuries.

He ignored a traffic light.

Regensburg - Accidents can happen quickly on the road, and every road user should be aware of this, regardless of their role.

There was a fatal accident in Regensburg on Friday, in which a pedestrian was seriously injured.

He had ignored a red traffic light and thus caused the serious collision.

Regensburg: 48-year-old pedestrian runs through a red traffic light and causes an accident

According to the Regensburg South Police Inspectorate, the incident occurred early Friday evening at around 5:30 p.m. on Landsberger Straße.

At the end of the longest street in the city, which leads from the center to the south-east to Burgweinting, a 48-year-old pedestrian ignored the red traffic light and immediately crossed the street.

He was hit by the 30-year-old driver of a BMW who was previously driving along Landshuter Straße.

The driver from the district of Regensburg had no opportunity to avoid the passer-by, who also comes from Regensburg.

The victim was seriously injured in the violent collision, after first aid at the scene of the accident he was taken to hospital by the emergency services.

According to the report, he suffered a severe craniocerebral trauma in the accident, according to the current status he is being treated further.

Regensburg: Pedestrian pulls in an accident with a BMW craniocerebral trauma

The emergency services secured the scene of the accident, so it was briefly closed by the police and the rescue service while the accident was being recorded.

In addition, an expert was appointed to provide an accident analysis assessment of the accident site.

The driver of the vehicle was not injured as a result of the collision, but his BMW suffered damage in the low four-digit range.

His vehicle was also secured, as can be seen from the press report.

In Regensburg there was also trouble this summer about a traffic routing over the Stobäusplatz, which caused three accidents due to a large construction site.

Accidents have also increased in recent years at the traffic junction around the Danube shopping center in Regensburg, and now the city wants to act.

Just a few days ago, an accident occurred in a suburb of the Upper Palatinate administrative district when a woman crashed her car into the window of a practice, injuring a total of three people.

(ajr)