Truck drives into a group of pedestrians in Passau, Germany: one dead, several injured
Kyiv • UNN
In Germany, a truck hit pedestrians, killing one woman and injuring five; the driver may have had health problems.
This morning, in Germany, a truck hit a group of pedestrians in the center of Passau. As a result of the incident, one woman was killed and several people were injured.
This is reported by UNN with reference to to Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Details
According to the police, the accident occurred around 9:50 am in the center of Passau: a truck driver drove into six pedestrians. As a result of the accident, a woman died and five pedestrians were injured. The truck driver also received medical treatment, as he had to be had to be rescued from the driver's cab.
According to preliminary data, the 63-year-old truck driver continued to move after the delivery, drove past the stopped vehicle and hit six pedestrians
The German law enforcement agencies suggest that it was an accident, not an attack, and that the truck driver may have had health problems.
According to media reports, the victim was a 37-year-old woman who died at the scene of the accident. Among the victims was also was her eleven-year-old daughter.
