A driver of a Monday Monday train in Volkmarsen has deliberately rushed into the crowd. There are several injuries. There has been a second arrest.
- Motorist drives along Shrove Monday parade at Carnival in Volkmarsen (Waldeck-Frankenberg district) in Hessen in crowds
- 30 injured were in the city in the Near Kassel reported, seven of them difficult
- According to the police the 29-year-old driver of the car was arrested
- He is said to have come from the small town of Volkmarsen in Hesse and to have acted deliberately
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9:55 p.m .: Around a third of the 30 or so victims of the incident Rose Monday parade in Volkmarsen in Hessen there are children. The Hessian interior minister Peter Beuth announced. The General Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt is investigating one attempted homicide, A 29-year-old is suspected of driving to the event Carnival near Kassel in a crowd to race – with intention. There were 30 people partly seriously injured.
To the motive nothing could be said yet, said Alexander Badle as spokesman for the authority: “We are investigating in all directions”. There is probably no evidence of a politically motivated act in Volkmarsen. The Hessian Ministry of the Interior does not rule out an attack.
The investigators were initially unable to confirm media and eyewitness reports that the suspect was heavily alcoholic.
Volkmarsen near Kassel: Car races on Carnival Monday procession at carnival in crowd – city in shock
9:37 pm: Volkmarsen in a state of shock: After a man drives a car into a crowd of spectators during the Rose Monday parade, it is mainly anger and perplexity that determine feelings in people’s marshals.
21. 2 p.m .: Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU) arrived in Volkmarsen in the evening. “It’s a terrible act that was done to people who just wanted to celebrate Carnival,” said Beuth.
8.45 p.m .: In Volkmarsen near Kassel in Hesse according to the Frankfurt police chief Gerhard Bereswill second arrest given. It is still unclear whether the arrested person is a suspect or a witness. Chief Prosecutor Alexander Badle did not want to comment on the arrest. In the small town in northern Hesse, a motorist had rushed into a crowd of people carnival the Rosenmontagszug pursued. There are 30 injured, some of them are seriously injured. Children were also among the victims.
Volkmarsen: Angela Merkel wishes injured people a speedy recovery
8:38 pm: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), according to deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer, wished the injured in the incident in Volkmarsen near Kassel an early recovery.
“My thoughts are with the injured people of Volkmarsen and their relatives. I wish everyone a speedy and complete recovery. Many thanks to the police and all medical personnel,” Demmer Merkel quoted on Twitter.
Chancellor #Merkel: “My thoughts are with the injured by #Volkmarsen and their relatives. I wish everyone a speedy and complete recovery. Many thanks to the police and all medical personnel. “
– Ulrike Demmer (@UlrikeDemmer) February 24, 2020
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6:59 p.m .: More and more details about the driver who is in Hessian Volkmarsen (near Kassel) is known to have injured several people during the Carnival Monday procession at Carnival. According to the General Prosecutor’s Office in Frankfurt, the 29-year-old should come from the small town of Volkmarsen himself.
Due to injuries that the man sustained during the crime, he is currently under medical treatment. Therefore, he was not interrogated. As soon as his condition permits, he should be brought before the investigating judge.
Attend Carnival 2020 in Volkmarsen in crowd – great consternation
6.45 p.m .: After the terrible act during the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen (Hesse), the Prime Minister of Hesse Volker Bouffier and the district administrator of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, Dr. Reinhard Kubat, deeply affected. “I am shocked by this bad deed, which has caused many innocent people to be seriously injured. I am with the thoughts of the victims and their relatives and friends and wish everyone a quick and complete recovery, “said Bouffier.
District Administrator Kubat was present even in Volksmarsen at the time of the crime. “This is a terrible event that not only deeply horrifies me. We wish all injured people a speedy and complete recovery and put their full trust in the police’s educational work. ”
Our thoughts are with the injured by #Volkmarsen, We hope that everyone will recover well and quickly. You, your relatives and everyone who works with the #Rosenmontagszug were a lot of strength. And from the bottom of my heart thank the emergency services on site.
– Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) February 24, 2020
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Volkmarsen (Hessen): Accident during the Monday procession – 30 injured
6:25 p.m .: In the incident in Volkmarsen, in which a driver deliberately drove into a crowd of spectators during a procession on Shrove Monday, the number of injuries has now been determined. As Frankfurt police chief Gerhard Bereswill said, it should 30 injured, seven seriously, Children are among the victims.
The Attorney General Frankfurt determined for an attempted homicide. At the moment, however, nothing can be said about the motif. “We are investigating in all directions.” The northern Hessian city of Volkmarsen (near Kassel) is shocked and affected by the accident, as the mayor Hartmut Linnekugel (independent) said. Loud Mirror online the driver who raced into the crowd is said to have been heavily alcoholized.
6:01 p.m .: After this Drama at Carnival during the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen near Kassel in Hesse, the police have also set up a victim information center (BIS), where victims and relatives receive direct, secure information and support. The center is located in the Volkmarsen Town Hall, at Steinweg 29.
Volkmarsen (Hesse): Incident during the Carnival Monday procession to Carnival 2020 near Kassel – information portal
5:33 p.m .: After the terrible incident in Volkmarsen, in which Motorists in a crowd at a Rosenmontagszug the North Hesse police have set up an information portal.
An information portal for images or videos of the deed has been set up: https://t.co/C877RNL19C
Do not distribute it on social media.
– North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020
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5.16 p.m .: As a spokesman for the Hessian Ministry of the Interior announced, the 29-year-old driver who has already been arrested is currently not available for questioning. “Due to the situation on site, an attack cannot currently be ruled out,” the statement continues. The police presence be in after the car attack Volkmarsen near Kassel been strengthened throughout Hesse.
Drama on Rosenmontag: Motorists drive in crowds in Volkmarsen near Kassel – He is said to have acted deliberately
5.10 p.m .: Henning Hinn from the police headquarters in North Hesse confirms that the driver is a 29-year-old from the region Volkmarsen (Hesse) is. He also confirms that the man was deliberately in the crowd on Rosenmontagszug drove. The people were too busy carnival observed in the small town near Kassel in northern Hesse. He does not yet speak of an attack.
The number of victims has meanwhile increased. It should injured several dozen be hard some of them. Children are also among the injured in Volkmarsen.
5:08 p.m .: The motorist who drove into the crowd during the Monday of the Monday in Volkmarsen and injured several people was said to be a German citizen. The German press agency learned this on Monday from security circles.
Accident at Carnival 2020 on Rosenmontag in Volkmarsen (Hesse) – injured people are cared for, evidence is running
4.47 p.m .: According to our reporter, slightly injured people are currently being cared for in the Burg pharmacy near the accident site in Volkmarsen. The police also set up a situation center, which is running evidence protection. Emergency counselors are also on site and look after the people, especially the children.
On Tuesday evening (February 25, 2020) at 6 p.m., an ecumenical service is planned in St. Marien in the north Hessian city near Kassel.
4.40 p.m .: As the West Hesse police now announced on Twitter, after the incident in Volkmarsen, all carnival parades for Carnival 2020 in Hesse will be canceled as a precaution.
In #Volkmarsen North Hesse drove a car into the carnival parade there.
As a precautionary measure, all carnival parades taking place in Hesse will be canceled. This also applies to the move in which is almost completed anyway #Kiedrich,Thanks for your understanding! pic.twitter.com/9NeKHJDni7
– Police West Hesse (@Polizei_WH) February 24, 2020
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In Volkmarsen (Hesse), a motorist drove into the crowd on Monday afternoon during the Monday procession. Volkmarsen is a small town in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse with around 6800 inhabitants. It is about 30 kilometers from Kassel.
Volkmarsen: Motorists drive in crowds – background still unclear
4:23 pm: After a motorist with one Shrove Monday parade to Carnival in Volkmarsen If the police have driven into the crowd, the police have no information about the background. “Regardless of whether it is a medical emergency or a technical failure or if at worst there is an intention behind it, we cannot say anything about that,” said a police spokesman on Monday in Kassel, according to the German Press Agency (dpa).
Several people were killed in the incident Volkmarsen injured at Kassel, there were no deaths, said the police spokesman. The driver was arrested and is now to be interviewed. Neither his nor his identity was given.
One person is in the car #Rosenmontagsumzug in #Volkmarsen hazards.
The driver was arrested.
We are on site with a large contingent. The background investigation is ongoing.
As soon as secure information is available, we will publish it here.
– North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020
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Incident at the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen: Witnesses report
3.42 p.m .: It has not yet been determined whether the driver deliberately drove into the crowd. The police are under investigation. However, witnesses have described that the driver bypassed the barrier on Carnival Monday procession and then raced full throttle towards the crowd.
The witnesses had the impression that the driver was primarily targeting children, but this has not yet been confirmed either.
Drama in Volkmarsen – car races in crowds during Mardi Gras parade
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Volkmarsen: Drivers drove in crowd of spectators during the Rosenmontagszug
3:36 pm: The Mayor of Volkmarsen, Hartmut Linnekugel, and District Administrator Dr. Reinhard Kubat, are on site. The city fire inspector, Kai Wiebusch, attended the carnival parade with several firefighters and immediately took over the coordination.
+++ EIL +++ In northern Hesse #Volkmarsen a driver drove into a carnival parade and injured several people. That is what the police said.https://t.co/R9yzesME4z
– ZDF today (@ZDFheute) February 24, 2020
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There are dozens of emergency paramedics and emergency doctors on site in the small town near Kassel, more and more emergency vehicles are moving. A helicopter has now also landed. The police cordoned off everything, witnesses are questioned.
Volkmarsen (Hessen): Motorists rushing in crowd during Mardi Gras parade – Several injured
3.30 p.m .: During a Monday procession in Volkmarsen (Waldeck-Frankenberg district) a car drove into the crowd. After the first reports from the Waldeckische Landeszeitung (WLZ) there were several injuries. The police are on site with a large contingent. The driver of the car has been arrested, according to the police. No further information is available yet.
Volkmarsen – During a Monday procession in Volkmarsen (Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg) near Kassel in northern Hesse, the driver of a silver-colored Mercedes station wagon drove into the crowd on Monday afternoon (February 24th, 2020). People were crowded between Steinweg and Rewe-Markt, where the move was, when the man approached the people through the barrier.
According to the first testimony, at least 15 injuries, including small children, are on the street. Dozens of ambulances, police and fire services are on site. A helicopter is requested. Shock and bewilderment in Volkmarsen,
We report back.
red (with dpa)
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