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A Seat Alhambra was stopped by German authorities on the border between Germany and Switzerland. The car was planned for seven passengers and contained 23 (photo illustration).
UNUSUAL – Surprise at the customs post between Germany and Switzerland: A minivan normally designed for up to seven passengers was checked on Monday January 2 with 23 people including 14 children on board, German police said on Tuesday 3. Outrageous, local authorities said.
The vehicle, a Seat Alhambra carrying members of an “extended family”, was en route from Poland to the Swiss capital Bern, according to German authorities. As our colleagues from 20 Minutes Switzerland point out, all were of Ukrainian nationality and traveled to the driver’s Bern home, probably after returning to Ukraine to celebrate the end-of-year holidays or to prepare for the Orthodox Christmas celebrations on Saturday 7th December. January to prepare.
“Twenty-three people got out of the car,” the police said, including 14 children and nine adults. The passengers were checked at the Weil am Rhein border post in Baden-Württemberg, in the extreme south-west of Germany, where the French and Swiss borders meet.
An accident would have had terrible consequences
In particular, the fact that an adult with two children on his knees is installed in the front seat attracted attention, specifies the Swiss media Baz, adding that the windows of the vehicle were covered.
“We always have the worst scenario in mind,” reacted a spokesman for the German police and was particularly concerned about the consequences that a traffic accident could have had. “People were so cramped in the car that seat belts and airbags wouldn’t have worked. »
The driver of the vehicle now “faces a fine” for carrying so many passengers “without ensuring safety,” added German police.
Once the paperwork was done, the tribe was allowed to enter Switzerland, German authorities said. And even if the Friborg police headquarters could not say exactly how they ended their trip, the police still thought it was good to be precise: “Not all in the Seat Alhambra”.
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