Escape from police control
Arrest warrant for murder after fatal accident with smuggling vehicle in Bavaria
After the accident with seven deaths on the A 94 in Upper Bavaria, investigators are securing traces.
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After the serious traffic accident with seven deaths in an overcrowded suspected smuggling vehicle, an arrest warrant for murder has been issued against the driver.
The arrest warrant was also issued for attempted smuggling of foreigners resulting in death Murder in 15 cases as well as “other crimes,” as the Traunstein public prosecutor announced on Saturday. Accordingly, the 24-year-old stateless suspect was taken into custody.
Seven people, including a six-year-old child, were killed in the accident on Friday night on Autobahn 94 in Upper Bavaria. Another 16 people were injured, some seriously, including the driver. According to the police, the driver wanted to avoid being checked by the federal police, who wanted to check the vehicle on suspicion of smuggling.
The van fled from police control
The small van from Austria then left the road at high speed while fleeing the police checkpoint and overturned. Several occupants were thrown from the car. Only nine people were allowed to be transported in the minibus – there were a total of 23 passengers on board, including the driver, people from Syria and Turkey. The public prosecutor’s office said they were smuggled into the federal territory “completely unsecured.”
The accused was finally brought before the responsible investigating judge on Saturday afternoon, who issued an arrest warrant because of the risk of escape. In addition to murder, attempted murder and smuggling, he also has to answer for grievous bodily harm and prohibited motor vehicle racing resulting in death, as the public prosecutor’s office explained.
Germany has been recording a sharp increase in the number of unauthorized entries from abroad for months. According to the authorities, smugglers repeatedly put refugees in acute danger of smuggling, for example when transporting them unsecured on loading areas or in airtight trucks.