Overview

• A 49-year-old man lost control of his Audi A4 on a curve near Neugrabener Bahnhof on July 4 and struck a parked Mercedes.
• The collision propelled the Mercedes into a 58-year-old pedestrian, who remains in critical condition, and a 15-year-old juvenile with a minor head injury.
• Hamburg’s Traffic Accident Investigation Service has taken over the probe and used a 3D scanner to reconstruct the crash scene.
• Authorities suspect the driver was under the influence of medication, leading to a blood sample collection and immediate revocation of his license.
• Victims are hospitalized while investigators continue forensic work and await toxicology results to establish the crash’s precise causes and liability.