Incident or Mishap Occurrence - Police vehicle collides with car during high-speed emergency response.
A run-in with a patrol car on duty in Dossenheim (Rhin-Neckar-District) left a 32-year-old driver with minor injuries. According to police press releases from Tuesday, the incident occurred when the driver failed to stop at a crossroads and slammed into the patrol car. His vehicle then crashed into an oncoming car. The police patrol had been responding to an emergency and ran a red light. The cost of damage from the Monday accident exceeded 50,000 Euro.
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- The incident in Dossenheim, part of the Rhine-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg, involved a police patrol car and a regular car, leading to significant damage.
- The driver of the regular car was taken to a nearby hospital after the collision with the operational patrol car, which was responding to an emergency at high speed.
- Following the accident, the Rhine-Neckar district police launched an investigation into the causes of the incident, involving both the patrol car and the regular car involved.
- The cost of the accident, which occurred on a Monday, went beyond 50,000 Euros, damaging both the police patrol car and the regular car involved in the collision.
- The Rhine-Neckar district police department issued a statement reminding drivers to abide by traffic regulations during emergency situations and to always yield to oncoming emergency vehicles.