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Helena Zengel Mourns Grandmother Killed in Early-August Crash

Friday's coverage relays her tributes after reports of a 9 August collision in Saxony-Anhalt.

Overview

  • Entertainment outlets citing Bild report that Gerda Ilse Irmgard Zengel, 78, died last weekend from injuries suffered in an early-August crash.
  • According to those accounts, she was a front-seat passenger when the car struck a broken-down vehicle at speed on the B189 near Seehausen.
  • She was airlifted to hospital, remained unconscious, and died 14 days after the collision.
  • Helena Zengel publicly mourned on Instagram, writing that she "had the best grandma in the world" and sharing memories and thanks.
  • Helena and her mother kept vigil at her bedside, and Helena said her grandmother's last words were "Ich hab' dich lieb."