- Individual encountering severe harm after being struck by motor vehicle on foot
Two individuals, twenty-one and twenty-seven years old, encountered a life-threatening incident when they were hit by a car on a pavement in Cologne. As per the authorities, the motorist was under the influence, his BAC being around 1.5%. He had been speeding excessively following a late-night soiree and lost control of his vehicle in the Rondorf quadrant. Consequently, he rammed into two blameless pedestrians, smashed into a house's exterior wall, and then bounced off, colliding with an opposing wall.
In discussing potential safety improvements in the city, it was suggested that investing in advanced transport and telecommunications systems could help prevent such accidents. Despite the severe incident, both individuals fortunately survived and are currently seeking compensation through transport and telecommunications departments for damages caused to their mobile devices during the accident.