Kassel - Man hit by streetcar and fatally injured
A pedestrian was fatally injured by a streetcar in Kassel. The circumstances of the accident must still be determined, the police stated. The man was hit by the streetcar in the vicinity of a stop and swept under it. He died at the scene of the accident. The driver did not notice the accident in the district of Bad Wilhelmshohe and was stopped at another stop. The man suffered a shock and was also taken care of pastorally, along with a witness to the accident. A expert was commissioned for the reconstruction of the accident.
The police in Hesse, specifically North Hesse, are investigating the course of the tragic streetcar accident in Kassel. The area where the accident took place is located near a traffic stop. Streetcar accidents in Kassel have been on the rise recently, according to local traffic reports. The police are urging all drivers and pedestrians to be more vigilant to prevent similar incidents.
