Transport Minister Crumbach is dismayed by the accident near Biesenthal with four young people dead.
A 14-year-old girl and three young men died in a serious traffic accident near Biesenthal in the Barnim district after a driver crashed into three mopeds while overtaking.
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A driver hit three mopeds while overtaking near Biesenthal on Wednesday evening.
Brandenburg's Transport Minister Robert Crumbach (SPD) reacted with dismay to the serious traffic accident with four deaths in the Barnim district. “The serious accident near Biesenthal, in which four people lost their lives, shocks me deeply,” said Crumbach to the German Press Agency. «My thoughts are with their families and friends. My deepest sympathy goes out to you.” At the same time, the minister thanked the emergency services and emergency chaplains who provided support in this difficult situation.
According to police, a 14-year-old girl and three young men aged 15, 16 and 19 died in the traffic accident. A 61-year-old driver crashed into three mopeds while overtaking near Biesenthal, northeast of Berlin, on Wednesday evening. The drivers of the mopeds and a passenger were so seriously injured that they died at the scene of the accident, a police spokesman said.
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A 14-year-old girl and three young men aged 16 to 19 died in a traffic accident in Brandenburg. According to police, the 61-year-old driver wanted to overtake cars in front of him and collided with mopeds in oncoming traffic. The car overturned and burned out. The driver was seriously injured and flown to Berlin by rescue helicopter.
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