accident - A man dies in an accident with a self-built Go-Kart
One day after a accident with a self-built Go-Kart beer keg in Salzkotten near Paderborn, the driver died. The 56-year-old man reportedly succumbed to his injuries in the afternoon, according to the police. He was driving the not street-legal danger - a beer keg on a chassis with a combustion engine - heavily on a Sunday.
According to police reports, he intended to test drive it in an industrial area. During this, he drove against a curbstone. The Go-Kart overturned, and the man fell with his head against the curbstone. He wasn't wearing a helmet. He was taken to a hospital by a rescue helicopter.
The Go-Kart was seized. The police took up investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, specifically in Paderborn's neighboring town of Salzkotten, the incident occurred on a Sunday. The chassis-based Go-Kart with a beer keg and a combustion engine, considered a hazard on regular roads, was the vehicle involved in the accident. Further, multiple accidents involving similar vehicles in North Rhine-Westphalia have raised concerns about safety and regulations.
