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Car collides with bicycle: Twelve-year-old injured

A car has hit a twelve-year-old cyclist in Berlin-Alt-Treptow. Rescue workers took the boy to hospital with injuries to his upper body, according to the police. According to the information available so far, the 59-year-old driver turned left into Am Treptower Park on Wednesday morning on...

A police emergency vehicle. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
A police emergency vehicle. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Berlin-Alt-Treptow - Car collides with bicycle: Twelve-year-old injured

A car has hit a twelve-year-old cyclist in Berlin-Alt-Treptow. Rescue workers took the boy to hospital with injuries to his upper body, according to the police. According to the information available so far, the 59-year-old driver turned left into Am Treptower Park on Wednesday morning on Elsenstraße when the light turned green and the twelve-year-old was crossing the street on his bicycle at a red pedestrian light. A specialized police department for traffic offences has reportedly taken over the further investigation.

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  1. The accident occurred near Treptower Park, a popular area for cycling in Berlin, and traffic was briefly disrupted due to the police investigation.
  2. The driver of the car, a 59-year-old individual, is reportedly cooperating with the specialized police department investigating the incident.
  3. Meanwhile, concerned citizens in Berlin are calling for increased safety measures to prevent such accidents in heavily trafficked areas, especially for cyclists and pedestrians.
  4. In response to the incident, a local rescue force and the police were deployed to help the injured bicyclist and manage traffic around the scene.

Source: www.stern.de

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