AGI – Dramatic accident in Passau, Lower Bavariawhere a truck driver lost control of his vehicle in a pedestrian zone and hit a group of people. A 37-year-old woman and her 11-year-old daughter were killed, while her 9-year-old son is hospitalized in serious conditiontogether with two women aged 70 and 45.
According to the Faz, the 63-year-old truck driver was on a delivery trip on Bahnhofsstrasse, which is lined with shops, when, in order to avoid a stopped bus, he ended up on the sidewalk and then against a wall. Several rescue helicopters landed on the Schanzlbrücke, a multi-lane bridge, to transport the injured to clinics.
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Accident scene in Passau Accident scene in Passau
A police spokesman dismissed theories on social media that it may have been an intentional act: “It is certain that it was.” Car accident”. Version also confirmed by Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann: “So far there is no evidence of a politically motivated act.”
In particular, it is checked whether it was a driver error or a technical defect. The truck driver is in police custody after receiving medical treatment.
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