A serious accident occurred near the Christmas market on the Kö in Düsseldorf in the evening.
A car struck several passers-by.
Düsseldorf – In Düsseldorf, two people were seriously injured in a car accident at the Christmas market early Tuesday evening.
A driver lost control of his car on Königsallee.
Düsseldorf: Accident at the Christmas market on the Kö – car crashes into bollards and hits passers-by
The 84-year-old man is said to have crashed his vehicle into parked e-scooters, a police spokesman reported to the
German Press Agency
.
Two pedestrians were hit and seriously injured.
According to the police, there is no danger to life.
The police are assuming an accident, reports 24RHEIN.
However, the cause is still unclear.
It is said that diffuse lighting conditions and the drizzle may have played a role.
The 84-year-old driver and his passenger suffered a shock.
Videos on social media show a field of debris with a badly damaged black Mercedes near the Christmas market after the accident.
+
The car crashed into several e-scooters on the Kö.
© Alex Forstreuter/dpa
The Christmas markets in Düsseldorf opened last Thursday (November 17), including the Kö-Bogen-Markt at the Kö-Bogen-Tunnel and the Kö-Lichter-Markt on the Königsallee.
Note: This article was last given a major update at 7:55 p.m. with new police details.
(red/dpa)
