Fatal accident in Lichtenberg: Cyclists run over BMW!

Fatal accident in Lichtenberg: Cyclists run over BMW!

on the night of Tuesday, November 26th, there was a tragic traffic accident in Berlin-Lichtenberg, in which a 38-year-old cyclist was killed. The accident occurred on Landsberger Allee when a 20-year-old BMW driver apparently grasped the cyclist at excessive speed. According to information from Berlin Live , the cyclist was thrown over the street by the impact, which the emergency services at the scene of the accident was a frightening picture Set - the debris parts stretched over more than 100 meters. The police announced that Landsberger Allee had to be closed for five hours in the city, while the investigation of the traffic offenses was started. This is not the first fatal incident in this area; As early as April 2022, an 11-year-old was hit by a vehicle when crossing the street.

failures in traffic safety

The terrifying numbers of fatal traffic accidents in Berlin stop. In 2024, over forty people, including twelve cyclists, have already been lost their lives, as reported by the Traffic Club Germany (VCD) northeast. In the middle of this alarming situation, security for cyclists at intersections is also questioned. An example of this is the dangerous left turn option from Elisabethstraße to the avenues of the cosmonauts. In a meeting of the district assembly, Mayor Nadja Zivkovic (CDU) said that the current planning is made difficult by the large number of vehicles and public transport, such as trams. The city only has limited personnel capacities for safer solutions, which is criticized as inadequate by the FDP prescribed Konrad Klamann. He emphasizes that more efforts are urgently needed to ensure the safety of the cyclists and to establish a continuous cycle path along the avenue of the cosmonauts, for which announcements were made years ago without progress, such as Berliner Woche addressed.