traffic accident in Sankt Augustin: suspected illegal race

<p> <strong> traffic accident in Sankt Augustin: suspected illegal race </strong> </p>

Accident in Sankt Augustin: Four injured in the event of a traffic accident - police suspect illegal race

On the night of Saturday, a traffic accident occurred in Sankt Augustin-Menden, in which four people were slightly injured. The police assume that an illegal motor vehicle race may take place before the accident.

At around 01:15 a.m., several emergency calls were received, which reported the accident. At the scene of the accident, the emergency services met two badly damaged vehicles and several injured inmates. In addition, numerous relatives and onlookers gathered, which increased the number of uninvolved to around 50 people.

Details on the course of the accident

The investigation showed that the two cars on Einsteinstrasse drove from the intersection of Einsteinstrasse/Am Bauhof/Bundesautobahn 560 towards Sankt Augustiner Center. At the scene of the accident, the Einsteinstrasse runs in a left curve with two lanes. The young driver of an Audi A3 came off the road in the corner area, first he crashed into a guardrail and then against the Audi A4 of a 24-year-old who was on the left lane.

The collision also lost control of his vehicle, which slipped against an advertisingast. Fortunately, the driver of the Audi A3 remained unharmed, but his two passengers and the driver of the Audi A4 and his passenger suffered minor injuries that were treated in surrounding hospitals.

suspected illegal race

Due to the traces at the scene of the accident and the statements of witnesses, there is suspicion that the two drivers were involved in an illegal race. As a result, the vehicles, driver's licenses and mobile phones of the drivers were secured. A special traffic accident team from the Cologne Police Headquarters supported the accident recording, while the Siegburg police department takes over the further investigation.

Both drivers are now facing responsibility for suspected participation in an illegal race. In addition, negligent bodily harm is charged to the 20-year-old driver. In total, the property damage amounts to around 20,000 euros.