A cyclist was killed in a bus accident in Berlin. The BVG bus recorded the woman who wanted to continue straight ahead when turning right in the Johannisthal district in the Treptow-Köpenick district the police With. Accordingly, she got under the vehicle with her bike and was run over.
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The woman reportedly died at the scene of the accident, the bus driver suffered a shock and was taken to a hospital. There are no traffic lights at the intersection concerned. The road remained closed during the accident, the investigation into the exact cause of the accident is ongoing. The fire brigade said it was temporarily on site with 40 emergency services.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the number of cyclists killed in traffic in 2018 was compared to the previous year increased significantly, 445 people were fatally injured on a bicycle – 63 cyclists more than in the previous year and the highest number since 2009. When the figures were presented in July 2019, the ADFC estimated that the accident situation with two-wheeler traffic would deteriorate further. He cited the increasing cycling traffic in cities and e-scooters on the already undersized bike paths as the reason. (Read here how a family with the Accidental death of a cyclist bypasses.)
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