Ruesselsheim
Car drives into partying group – several seriously injured
Police and fire brigade forces, as well as rescue workers, are at an accident site in the Rüsselsheim district of Bauschheim. photo
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At a church festival in Rüsselsheim, a man with an SUV hit several people and seriously injured them. According to initial findings, it was an accident. The festival should end in an adapted form.
A driver drove his car into a group of people celebrating in Rüsselsheim. According to initial findings, five men aged 17, 22, 25, 27 and 39 were hit by the SUV and seriously injured in the accident on Saturday night, the police said on Saturday. Contrary to initial assumptions, there is no danger to life for anyone. A 20-year-old was slightly injured, the driver was unharmed. There was initially no evidence of intentional action.
According to the investigators, people celebrated the “Kerb”, a church consecration festival, in the Bauschheim district on Friday evening. The city of Rüsselsheim announced on Saturday afternoon that the festival weekend had been adjusted for some program items due to the accident.
According to initial findings, a larger group was outside a restaurant, with some people also standing on the road. According to the police, there is still no evidence of an intentional act. The driver was neither drunk nor driving too fast. He probably didn’t see the group or saw it too late, said the police spokesman. An expert was consulted.
A police spokesman said several other people were also in shock. More detailed information about the injured could not be given, also because some of those affected would have gone directly to the hospital. The police are looking for witnesses.
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