Overview

• Police say a parked Mercedes driver opened a door into a passing bike on Liebknechtstraße on 13 October, and the 39-year-old cyclist struck it at speed.
• The rider suffered severe injuries, received treatment at the scene from emergency services, and was taken to a nearby hospital.
• Investigators from the traffic unit are examining the case and are investigating the driver on suspicion of negligent bodily harm.
• Officers highlighted cracks in the cyclist’s blood-smeared helmet as evidence of the force of the impact.
• Coverage links the case to Hamburg, where investigators are probing a 28-year-old passenger on suspicion of negligent homicide in the death of Wanda Perdelwitz, which prompted a vigil of more than 800 people and a white bicycle memorial.