Sad accident in Pankow: Motorist dies against the wall after Crash
Sad accident in Pankow: Motorist dies against the wall after Crash
In the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, 2025, two tragic traffic accidents occurred in Berlin, which shook both the city and the public. The first serious accident took place around 5:30 p.m. in Pestalozzistraße in Pankow. A car raced against a wall at high speed. The driver of the car, whose exact age was described by a police spokesman as "somewhat older, but not yet in retirement age", later died of her injuries in the hospital. The exact circumstances that led to this accident are previously unknown, and reports on the lawn of the car about an empty children's playground could not be confirmed. The Tagesspiegel reports that the accident took place in a quiet neighborhood, which increased the shock effect on the residents.
, on the other hand, a further accident weighed on another accident that occurred on Saturday on Leipziger Strasse towards Potsdamer Platz. An 83-year-old driver saw a 41-year-old woman and her four-year-old child, who were currently crossing the street. Eyewitnesses report that the driver was traveling at an excessive speed and used the right wheel lane to drive past waiting vehicles. The mother was seriously injured and died in the hospital a little later. Tragically, her child also had to be declared dead after an emergency operation that took place on the same evening. According to the family, the family was from Belgium and on vacation in Berlin.
consequences and reactions
After the accident on Leipziger Straße, the driver continued his journey and crashed into another vehicle, which in turn rose to a car waiting at the red traffic light. The driver of the second vehicle also suffered serious injuries and had to go to the hospital. A total of 16 accident witnesses needed psychiatric care, with three of them had to go to the hospital. The partner and the sister of the late mother suffered a shock and were also treated by a doctor.
The 83-year-old driver, who was released after a blood test with 0.0 per thousand, is still the focus of the investigation into the cause of the accident. Like Destatis , such statistics use the accident events as the basis for future measures in traffic safety and legislation.
The two tragic accidents once again illustrate the dangers in road traffic and call for attention to traffic safety and responsible driving. A necessary discussion about the improvement of traffic safety will be held in the Senate in Berlin in the coming days.
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| Ort | Pestalozzistraße, Berlin, Deutschland |
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