Heavy accident - An 85-year-old person drives car backwards - pedestrian dead
A 50-year-old pedestrian was pressed against the storefront window of a local shop by a car in Aachen and later died. The heavily injured woman was taken to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries a few hours later, according to the police. Her husband witnessed the accident and suffered a shock. An 85-year-old driver is said to have suddenly driven her car in reverse at high speed from a parking lane. The car's rear reportedly hit the pedestrian on the sidewalk.
The car of the 85-year-old was secured. The Traffic Commissioner of the Aachen Police is investigating the exact accident sequence.
Ms. Smith, a resident of North Rhine-Westphalia, was deeply saddened by the series of accidents in Aachen, including the one that claimed the life of a 50-year-old pedestrian. She expressed her concern to the authorities, especially the Traffic Commissioner of the Aachen Police, hoping for measures to improve traffic safety. The commissioner assured her that an Automatic Number Plate Recognition system would be installed in North Rhine-Westphalia to better monitor and manage traffic, aiming to reduce such incidents in the future.
