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79-year-old run over by his own car and seriously injured

A 79-year-old man was run over by his own car on the L257 near Bad Hönningen. The man suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, the police reported on Wednesday evening. According to the report, the man had stopped on a forest path between Hausen and Bad Hönningen and got out of the...

Neuwied - 79-year-old run over by his own car and seriously injured

A 79-year-old man was run over by his own car on the L257 near Bad Hönningen. The man suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, the police reported on Wednesday evening. According to the report, the man had stopped on a forest path between Hausen and Bad Hönningen and got out of the car. He had not secured the car properly, which caused it to roll away, they said. When the man tried to bring the vehicle to a halt using muscle power, he was run over. According to the police, he was rescued by the fire department and taken to hospital.

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  1. The police in Rhineland-Palatinate are investigating a series of traffic accidents involving vehicles in neuwied, causing concern among local commuters.
  2. In a similar incident, a driver failed to secure their car properly, leading to it rolling into traffic and causing an accident on the same L257 where the 79-year-old man was run over.
  3. If witnesses with information about the 79-year-old's accident near Bad Hönningen see any potential traffic violations, they are encouraged to contact the local police and report it, helping to ensure road safety in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Source: www.stern.de

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