In Berlin, a car crashed into a pillar of the Brandenburg Gate! Firefighters found a dead man in the car, a police spokesman said early Monday morning.
So there were no other people in the car. Police officers are on site and secured traces. The Brandenburg Gate is cordoned off over a wide area.
The black Mercedes crashed into the capital’s landmark at high speed on Sunday evening around 11:30 p.m. coming from Unter den Linden from the east. According to BILD information, several eyewitnesses rushed to help, but the driver died immediately.
Further details and the background of the incident were not initially known. “Investigations into the driver’s identity and what happened are ongoing,” police said.