Chaining of accidents: Police car crashes in traffic lights after an accident
An accident and an unusual chain of events occurred on Thursday afternoon in Altdorf near Nuremberg (Middle Franconia). Included collided a police patrol car Not only with another road user, but also crashed into a traffic light system, as the Middle Franconia police headquarters report. The accident also fell a cyclist who was seriously injured.
Accident with a police car near Nuremberg: traffic lights fall to the ground
As the police report, the accident occurred on May 1st around 1 p.m. A patrol car from the Altdorf police inspection was currently in action and under flashing lights when he collided with the Mercedes of an 18-year-old driver due to an unknown cause.
The police car was thrown to the right by the collision and crashed into the traffic light mast. « This fell through the impact of the impact to the ground, » the police described. A cyclist who was just next to the traffic lights gave way, but fell heavily and suffered several injuries.
Altdorf: After an accident with patrol cars, cyclists are injured
The 41-year-old cyclist had to be taken to a hospital by an ambulance. The two police officers suffered a shock and were also cared for in a clinic after the accident. According to the information, the 18-year-old driver of the Mercedes suffered minor injuries.
The property damage is still determined, but should be several ten thousand euros, the police said. The Feucht traffic police inspection has started the investigation was looking for accidental products.
A few thousand accidents with police cars per year
To Accidents with police vehicles it always comes. The number of these incidents is not captured centrally, but it is likely to be a thousand per year across Germany. For example, in the state of Lower Saxony alone, in 2023 there were around 1400 officially recorded such traffic accidents with patrol cars, as the Lower Saxony Interior Ministry announced. In 2024 there were around 1150 there until the end of November.
