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Charlottenburg
After a fatal accident: vigil in Charlottenburg
An off-road vehicle hit a cyclist on the Caprivi bridge. Activists hold a vigil Thursday.
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Sedan. In Charlottenburg I had a hard time shortly after 7pm on Tuesday night accident happens. As the police announced, an 18-year-old was driving a high-powered Mercedes SUV in the Caprivibrücke in the direction of Sömmeringstrasse. He ran into a 36-year-old man who was also driving over the bridge. Cyclist together. According to the initial findings of the accident investigation service, the driver of the off-road vehicle was probably driving too fast.
The cyclist was thrown into the causeway of the Caprivi Bridge. He suffered serious injuries in the accident. The police initiated resuscitation measures, which were continued by rescuers, without success. The 36-year-old man died on the spot.
Cyclist dies in accident on the Caprivi bridge; Vigil Thursday
Bicycle activists want to commemorate the murdered cyclist with a rally and bicycle rally on Thursday. The demonstration of the Changing Cities initiative and the ADFC Berlin starts in Kreuzberg (Möckernstrasse 47) and is destined for the accident site on the Caprivi Bridge.
At 5.30 pm there is a vigil at the accident site and a so-called ghost wheel is installed. “With the rally, the ADFC demands that the state administration and districts align the traffic infrastructure even more closely with #VisionZero: the goal of the Mobility Act is to ensure that no serious personal injury traffic accidents occur in the area Berlin urban “, say the organizers. .
Fatal accident in Charlottenburg: car driver provided first aid
The first assistant Tuesday night was 22-year-old driver Ensar A. He was on his way to Wedding when he saw the injured man. “I was at the scene of the accident at exactly 7:36 pm and saw the injured man lying on the street. I stopped immediately and gave first aid, “said A.” I used to be with the youth fire department and luckily I can still remember some rescue measures. The man was bleeding profusely from his head and his pulse and breathing were very weak. “
According to eyewitnesses, the ATV heading to Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee was already behind the bridge, while the cyclist was lying in the middle of the bridge on the opposite side of the road in the guard lane. Due to rescue measures and the accident record, the Caprivi bridge remained closed until approximately 3.15 am
The Mercedes off-road vehicle is registered with a company.
The 18-year-old driver is not the owner of the ATV. The vehicle is registered in the name of a company. The Mercedes truck was seized by the police. The Mercedes G-Class is not an SUV. It is a classic off-road vehicle. According to Mercedes, with an engine power from just under 300 hp to 600 hp (price from 99,000 euros onwards).
A map shows where the fatal accident occurred in Charlottenburg.
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Caprivi Bridge Residents: Race Track for Highly Motorized Cars
As local residents report, Wintersteinstrasse, Caprivibrücke and Sömmeringstrasse are popular in the afternoon and evening as a racetrack for heavy-engined cars. From Richard-Wagner-Platz in the direction of Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee and in the opposite direction, motorists can accelerate almost unhindered, since the street is a priority road. Especially in the first section from Richard-Wagner-Platz to over the bridge, motorists and motorcyclists would really speed up, street residents say. “Although protective bike lanes were installed here a few years ago, I prefer to drive on the sidewalk,” said a bicyclist at the crash site Tuesday night. “It’s too dangerous for me when cars run this way.”
And the crosswalks with zebra crossings at the intersection of Sömmeringstrasse and Quedlinburger Strasse and at the intersection of Nordhauser Strasse, which were established just two years ago, would have done little for safety in the opinion of passers-by and residents. “During the day, most drivers pay attention to the zebra crossings, but in the afternoon and at night, when the streets are empty, they don’t even brake,” said a resident who can see the intersection of Nordhauser Strasse from your balcony. “They just rush over there. I’m surprised more hasn’t happened a long time ago.”
