Incident near Orban's Stuttgart visit: fatal police officer incident occurs
A group of traffic cops on motorcycles escorted Orban following the Hungary vs Scotland football-EM game in Stuttgart's capital on Sunday night, reports suggested around 11:15 am on Monday. A 69-year-old lady allegedly attempted to enter the barricaded road in Degerloch district, where the escorts were passing, and failed to notice the barrier. This resulted in a collision with the motorcycle of the 61-year-old police officer.
The woman's collision sent the motorcycle flying into the police motorcycle of the 27-year-old officer stationed at the intersection. He was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries.
Stuttgart's Mayor, Frank Nopper (CDU), expressed profound shock over the incident. "We were all thrilled by the peaceful and fantastic football festival here in our city until late morning today,but this devastating accident brutally shattered our joyful spirits," Nopper said.
Stuttgart's Police President Markus Eisenbraun stated: "The heartbreaking circumstances surrounding the death of our esteemed colleague leaves us at a loss for words and brings the entire Stuttgart police force to a standstill."
Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser (SPD), posted on X: "Our sympathies go out to the family and the entire Stuttgart police presidium." "My thoughts are also with the critically injured officer."
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- During Orban's visit to Stuttgart for the European Football Championship, a tragic incident involving a police officer occurred near the Degerloch district.
- Viktor Orban was being escorted by motorcycle traffic cops after the Hungary vs Scotland game when a woman attempted to navigate the barricaded road.
- The woman's attempt to enter the barricaded road resulted in a collision with a police officer's motorcycle, causing it to collide with another officer's vehicle at the intersection.
- The 61-year-old police officer was severely injured in the accident and had to be rushed to the hospital, while the 69-year-old woman also sustained injuries.
- Stuttgart's Mayor, Frank Nopper, expressed his shock over the incident, stating that it had ruined the city's joyful spirits following the peaceful football festival.
- Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, extended her sympathies to the family of the deceased officer and the critically injured officer.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also visited the scene of the accident and expressed his condolences to the Stuttgart police force after the fatal accident involving a vehicle and an on-duty policeman.
