Tram collides with car: driver dies – police seek witnesses

Update of Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 3:05 pm: The fatal accident between a car and a tram on Leipziger Strasse in Kassel caused significant traffic disabilities on Tuesday morning.

For rescue and recovery measures, Leipziger Strasse was completely closed to traffic until around 12 noon; Since the afternoon, the KVG railways have been able to pass through the accident site again. However, according to press spokesperson Heidi Hamdad, it could still be a while before the trains return to their schedule.

Update on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 12.55 pm.: After the serious accident between a tram and a car on Tuesday morning (September 22, 2020) at Leipziger Strasse in Kassel, in which the driver of the car had a fatal accident, the police have now announced more details and are searching urgently passengers to witness.

Consequently, the driver is an 82-year-old man from Kassel. As reported by officers from the Eastern Police Station, he was out of town in a Skoda Fabia on Leipziger Strasse at around 9 a.m. According to witnesses, he is said to have turned around at number 90 and onto the tram tracks and then continue to the city.

During this turning maneuver, his car was hit head-on on the driver’s side by the line 8 tram coming from behind. The 82-year-old man was rescued from the car damaged by rescuers. But despite immediate rescue measures, the man still died at the crash site.

The 36-year-old tram driver suffered a concussion and was first treated in an ambulance and then treated by a crisis intervention team. The material damage is estimated by officials at 50,000 euros in the tram and 15,000 euros in the car.

Fatal accident in Kassel: Leipziger Strasse completely closed until 12 noon – witnesses wanted

An expert participated in further investigations into the course of the accident. The Skoda was impounded. By the time the accident log was completed, Leipziger Strasse had to be completely closed until around 12 noon. There were obstructions to road traffic and public transportation.

When the police arrived, the tram passengers were no longer there. Therefore, officials cannot currently rule out whether other people may have been injured as a result of the accident. Since the course of the accident is not yet clear, the police urged the passengers to come forward as witnesses. Contact: Tel. 0561/9100 ..

Fatal accident in Kassel: disabilities in road traffic and public transport

Update on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 11:10 am: A man was in a fatal accident in a collision of his car with a tram on line 8 at Leipziger Strasse in Kassel on Tuesday morning (September 22, 2020). The cause of the accident is not yet clear: the police are investigating.

Leipziger Straße is currently completely closed in both directions. This also affects the KVG trams: the tram route from Lossetal to Hessisch Lichtenau is affected, as announced by press spokesperson Heidi-Hamdad. Consequently, three trams could not have left the Lossetal route after the accident. She currently commutes daily between Hessisch Lichtenau and Wendeschleife on Leipziger Strasse in Kassel. Trains from the city center only go to Platz der Deutschen Einheit and from there they return again. A spare bus connects the Kaufungen-Papierfabrik bus stop and Platz der Deutschen Einheit. It is not yet clear when the route can be re-liberated for the railways.

Kassel accident: car driver dies after collision with tram

First registration on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 9.37 am: Kassel – The collision between a tram and a car occurred on Tuesday morning around 9 am at Leipziger Strasse near Melsunger Strasse. Despite the immediate rescue measures, the driver still died at the scene of the accident, according to agents from the East Police Station.

The occupants of the tram were said to have not been injured in the accident, said police spokesman Matthias Mänz.

Information on the course of the accident is currently not available. The investigation continues. Due to the accident, Leipziger Straße is currently completely closed in the area of ​​the accident site. There are delays in traffic. We report on. (use / dir)