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Two Cyclists Die in Separate Bavaria Crashes as Police Open Probes

The deaths add to a heavy nationwide toll on cyclists, with 441 fatalities reported in 2024.

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Overview

  • In Munich, an 80-year-old cyclist was involved in a collision with a lorry on Heinrich-Wieland-Straße near the Ostpark around 14:00 and later died in hospital.
  • The Munich traffic police have begun investigating the sequence of events, with no details yet released about the lorry driver.
  • Near Winkelhaid on Kreisstraße LAU 13, a Renault light commercial vehicle struck a 62-year-old cyclist around 19:15 as both traveled toward Fischbach, throwing him into a roadside ditch.
  • Resuscitation efforts at the Winkelhaid scene were unsuccessful, and authorities seized the van and bicycle as an accident expert worked under prosecutorial direction; the road was closed until about 23:00.
  • Regional reports noted additional fatal bicycle incidents in Oberfranken on the same day, underscoring multiple deadly crashes in Bavaria under active review.