Shock in Cologne-Sülz: Motorists flee with a cyclist after a serious accident!
Shock in Cologne-Sülz: Motorists flee with a cyclist after a serious accident!
In the night of Friday, July 11th, there was a tragic traffic accident on Blankenheimer Strasse in Sülz, in which a 27-year-old bicycle driver was seriously injured. According to the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , the cyclist drove towards Auerbachstraße at around 1.20 a.m., when she was grasped by a car for previously unexplained cause. The driver of the vehicle simply left the injured and fled from the scene of the accident. The car drove backwards towards the one -way street and disappeared in an unknown direction. The cyclist suffered serious head injuries and must now be treated in a Cologne hospital.
The traffic commissioner immediately started investigations and urgently searches for the fleeting vehicle and witnesses. Information can be given on 0221 229-0 or by email to poststelle.koeln@polizei.nrw.de
increasing number of accidents for cyclists
A special source of danger is collisions between cyclists and cars that lead to a high number of seriously injured. In 2023, 5,112 cyclists were seriously injured in Germany, with 178 fatalities. The fact that all wheel accidents have increased more than in the past 15 years is particularly alarming, while only accidents are often caused by poor infrastructure.
causes of the accident and measures for security
According to a study of accident research by the insurers (UDV), which was carried out in cooperation with the Bergisches University of Wuppertal, the risk of accidents at hubs (intersections and confluence) is particularly high. These make up 68 percent of all serious wheel accidents. A major problem are often missing cycle paths and obstacles to vision that cyclists can bring into dangerous situations.
comprehensive measures are necessary to ensure safety in road traffic. Among other things, the UDV calls for the elimination of borders to transitions and sufficient distance from tram rails. A sensitization of both cyclists and drivers through targeted campaigns could help reduce the number of accidents and increase traffic safety.
in Cologne and nationwide cyclists are at an increased risk of accidental or even fatal. These terrifying trends illustrate that both in the city and on the country roads urgently need to be traded.
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