Overview

• On Thursday morning in Hannover, Minister-President Lies opened the rear door of his service limousine and lightly struck a cyclist who fell and injured his left little finger.
• The collision occurred just before Lies was due to attend a meeting at Rheinmetall’s facility in Unterlüß.
• Lies remained at the scene, cooperated fully with police and ensured the cyclist received immediate medical attention.
• Hanover authorities have opened a probe into negligent bodily harm while the prosecutor’s office has ruled out any charge of leaving the scene illegally.
• The cyclist is staying in hospital for wound care over the weekend and has exchanged phone numbers with Lies ahead of a scheduled follow-up call.