Overview

• A 49-year-old worker fell approximately 40 meters to his death while dismantling the 65-meter City-Star Ferris wheel at Bremen's Osterwiese festival on Tuesday, April 29.
• The Bremen police and Kriminalpolizei have launched investigations into the cause of the accident, with onsite assessments by the Gewerbeaufsicht (trade supervisory authority).
• Emergency responders arrived quickly, but the worker succumbed to his injuries at the scene; crisis counselors were deployed to support eyewitnesses and colleagues.
• The City-Star Ferris wheel, inaugurated earlier this year, was the tallest ever installed at the festival, which attracted roughly 500,000 visitors in 2025.
• Authorities have not yet determined the exact circumstances of the fall, and investigations are ongoing to ensure compliance with occupational safety standards.