Overview

• Hamburg police confirmed Monday that a 57-year-old Pedelec rider died in hospital five days after a collision on Bahrenfelder Kirchenweg.
• Officers report the rider hit an opened driver-side door from a parked car, went over it, and suffered severe head injuries; he was not wearing a helmet.
• Verkehrsdirektion Süd (VD 22) is examining the crash circumstances and continues to seek witness information.
• In Oberhausen on Monday at about 7:27 a.m., a 41-year-old Pedelec rider collided with a car at Ziegelstraße near Hertastraße, was treated at the scene, and taken to hospital, while the 71-year-old driver was uninjured.
• Police provide context that Pedelecs assist up to 25 km/h and are treated as bicycles, and experts recommend the Dutch reach to reduce dooring incidents.