A 55-year-old motorcyclist died in a traffic accident. His passenger was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
Mühldorf – On Friday (9 June), a fatal traffic accident occurred near Neumarkt-Sankt Veit in the district of Mühldorf. The accident occurred around 13 p.m. on the MÜ36 district road.
Near Mühldorf, there was a fatal traffic accident between a motorcycle and a car (symbolic image). © Sven-Sebastian Sajak/Imago Images
Motorcyclist dies at the scene of the accident: woman hospitalized
A couple from the district of Traunstein was on the road together with their motorcycles on Friday afternoon. As the police headquarters of Upper Bavaria South now announced, a car collided with the two machines in a curve shortly before Hörbering. The 55-year-old motorcyclist was hit head-on by the car and died at the scene of the accident despite ongoing resuscitation.
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His 60-year-old wife was seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Straubing. In consultation with the public prosecutor's office, an investigation into negligent homicide was initiated. The public prosecutor's office also commissioned an expert opinion and seized all vehicles involved.
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