19-year-old motorcyclist has a fatal accident in the Tuttlingen district

A 19-year-old motorcyclist has had a fatal accident in the Tuttlingen district. The teenager was traveling with two other bikers on Tuesday evening when he fell near Bubsheim and slipped into oncoming traffic, the police said. The 19-year-old suffered such serious injuries in the collision that he died on the spot. The 62-year-old driver was taken to a clinic with minor injuries.

How the accident occurred is still unclear. The teenager's machine caught fire after the impact and burned out completely, it was said. The rescue efforts continued until late in the evening.