Motorist suffers sneezing attack - and hits 16-year-old scooter driver head-on

Created: 2022-12-16 09:27

By: Katarina Amtmann

A driver had to sneeze - and caught a 16-year-old scooter driver (symbol image).

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A 26-year-old driver had a sneezing fit while turning.

He therefore overlooked a scooter driver and caught the 16-year-old head-on.

Herrieden - The police certainly don't experience an accident like the one on Thursday, December 15, in Herrieden (Ansbach district) every day.

The accident happened around 7 a.m. with an injured scooter driver and around 13,000 euros in property damage.

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According to the press release, a 26-year-old was traveling out of town on Neunstetter Straße.

The young man then wanted to turn left into the courtyard of his workplace.

"He suffered a sneezing fit and overlooked an oncoming 16-year-old who was traveling with his scooter," it says.

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Correct behavior after an accident

A 21-year-old and a 63-year-old were seriously injured in an accident near Nuremberg.

The route was closed for hours.

Scooter driver in Herrieden hit by car driver - slightly injured

The driver of the scooter was hit head-on by the car in the accident, thrown over the car and ended up lying on the sidewalk.

According to the first estimates, the young scooter driver only suffered a graze on the right lower leg and a bruise on the left elbow in the accident, according to the police.

He came to a hospital.

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Both vehicles were no longer drivable after the accident and had to be towed away.

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