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Berlin Girl, 11, Struck After Exiting Tram as Cyclists Hurt in Separate Crashes in Schwerte and Augsburg

Police have opened investigations in all three cases.

Overview

  • In Berlin-Pankow, a 65-year-old driver passed a stationary tram on Dietzgenstraße around 2 p.m. Saturday and hit an 11-year-old who had just stepped off toward the sidewalk.
  • The child sustained a skull and brain injury with facial and knee abrasions and was admitted to a hospital for inpatient care.
  • A voluntary breath test for the Berlin driver registered about 0.1‰, according to police.
  • In Schwerte on September 19, an 86-year-old cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries when a 38-year-old motorist’s car struck him at Rote-Haus-Straße and Iserlohner Straße, prompting a full road closure and documentation by a special police team.
  • In Augsburg-Oberhausen on September 19, a 27-year-old driver turning from Donauwörther Straße into Tobias-Maurer-Straße collided with a 68-year-old cyclist, who had minor injuries as authorities opened a negligent bodily harm case and noted about €750 in damage.