Darmstadt: accident has tragic consequences: police announce sad news

• A serious tram accident occurs in Darmstadt
• A cyclist is hit by a tram and seriously injured
• While the police are still investigating Darmstadt, the case takes a tragic turn

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Update from Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, 1:43 pm: The cyclist, the beginning of May at a accident in Darmstadt was hit by a tram and died of serious injuries. This was announced by the police in Darmstadt on Tuesday (June 2nd, 2020). Accordingly, the died 80 year old last Thursday (May 28, 2020) in the hospital. With his bike, the man had come across a tram at an intersection on the Rhönring in Darmstadt. The police suspect that he had previously overlooked a red light. The investigation is still ongoing and an expert report is in progress.

Darmstadt: Serious accident – cyclists are hit by tram

First registration from Saturday, May 9th, 2020, 10.11am: Darmstadt – At one accident with a tram in Darmstadt a cyclist was seriously injured. The 80-year-old came to a nearby hospital, the police said Darmstadt. Initial findings by investigators could indicate the calamity serious driving errors have preceded.

Darmstadt: Cyclists overlook red – tram accident

On Friday evening (May 8th, 2020) the cyclist drove into the Rhönring Darmstadt along towards Frankfurter Straße. At the Intersection to Frankfurter Strasse it finally happened. The man probably missed a red traffic light there, the Darmstadt police reported. Why he did not notice the warning signal, however, has not yet been finally clarified.

When the cyclist wanted to cross the street, a crossing Darmstadt caught him tram. In the following collision, the 80-year-old fell and suffered serious injuries.

Accident in Darmstadt: damage to tram and bicycle

The Darmstadt police closed the intersection Frankfurter Straße and Rhönring after the accident for a short time. An expert examined the scene of the accident.

In the traffic of Trams there were delays. According to the police, property damage totaling around 4,000 euros was incurred on the tram and the injured man’s bicycle.

Accidents with trams in Darmstadt are not uncommon

Accidents With Streetcar
n are in Darmstadt No rarity. Even in the months before the current serious accident, there was always a crash on the rails of the southern Hessian city. Two examples: In September 2019, a driver overlooks the tram during an overtaking maneuver and is caught in his car.

In December 2019, a tram driver can no longer brake in time when a pedestrian walks in front of him at a red light. However, the woman is luckier than the cyclist in the latest case. The tram only touches her and she only suffers minor injuries.

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