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Bus hits 84-year-old woman in Elmshorn, leaving her critically injured

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • The woman was flown to hospital after the collision on Thursday evening.
  • Initial findings indicate she was crossing the road when the bus turned left and hit her.
  • The bus driver was unhurt, and two passengers were aboard; an expert is helping reconstruct the still-unclear circumstances.

An 84-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when a city bus hit her in Elmshorn, police said. Emergency services took her to hospital by helicopter.

Initial findings indicate that the woman was crossing the road on Thursday evening when the bus turned left and collided with her. She fell and sustained serious injuries. Police had no further information about her condition by Friday morning.

The bus driver was uninjured, and two passengers were on board at the time. The exact sequence of events remained unclear, and an expert was brought in to help reconstruct the crash.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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