Shock accident in Reinickendorf: 19-year-old crashes with a van!

Shock accident in Reinickendorf: 19-year-old crashes with a van!

In the morning of May 29, 2025, a serious traffic accident occurred in Berlin-Reinickendorf. At around 8 a.m., a 19-year-old driver lost control of his van on Markstrasse towards Emmentaler Straße. At the level of the Franz-Neumann-Platz, the vehicle came off the road and collided with a lantern mast. Both the driver and his 17-year-old passenger suffered considerable injuries and were brought to hospitals for inpatient treatment by emergency services. A blood acceptance of the driver was arranged under suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicating means, and his driver's license was confiscated. The vehicle was ensured to create an expert opinion, while the damaged lantern mast had to be removed and felled for safety reasons.

Due to the accident, the Markstraße between Holländerstraße and Pankower Allee was closed in both directions. The traffic accident commissioner of the police department 1 (north) has taken up to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident, as reported.

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