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Bystander Cyclist Seriously Injured in Police Chase in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld
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Bystander Cyclist Seriously Injured in Police Chase in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld

From Die Zeit · () German

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

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Newswire Official statement Outcome reported
  • Police said a driver suspected of drunk driving fled a stop attempt on the A7 and continued into Hamburg’s Bahrenfeld district.
  • The driver lost control while turning at an intersection and struck a 42-year-old cyclist, who was later reported out of life-threatening danger.
  • The driver was taken into custody, and police said they could not confirm reports that drugs had been found in the vehicle.

A 42-year-old cyclist was critically injured after a driver fleeing a police check struck him in Hamburg’s Bahrenfeld district. Police later said the cyclist was no longer in life-threatening danger.

Officers had tried to stop the driver on the A7 in Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, on suspicion of drunk driving. The car, which carried four people, accelerated when police attempted to stop it.

The ensuing chase continued to Bahrenfeld. At an intersection, the driver lost control while turning and hit the uninvolved cyclist. Police took the driver into custody. They also said they could not confirm reports from other media that drugs had been found in the crash vehicle.

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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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