Serious accident: Cyclists collide with tram in Potsdam!
Serious accident: Cyclists collide with tram in Potsdam!
This Thursday morning, July 3, 2025, there was a shocking accident at Johannes-Kepler-Platz in Potsdam: a cyclist collided with a tram. This report was confirmed shortly after 10 a.m. by the fire brigade, the emergency services and the police, which were immediately alerted because of the incident. The cyclists' serious injuries have so far been unclear, but the emergency services took him to the hospital for medical care. In addition, the police have started an investigation into the exact cause of the accident and found temporary interruptions in tram traffic.
Interestingly, this is not the first incident of this kind in Potsdam. Already on Tuesday morning, a similar collision occurred on the long bridge, in which a 35-year-old cyclist wanted to cross the street despite the red traffic light. The woman was hit violently by a tram that was on the way to the main train station. Fortunately, the 120 passengers and the tram driver remained unscathed. Nevertheless, the seriously injured cyclist had to be taken to the hospital, while the property damage was estimated at around 500 euros. Here, too, there were short -term restrictions on tram traffic, which underlines the pressing need for more attention in road traffic. This is reported by the Tagesspiegel .a worrying trend
accidents with cyclists are a serious topic in Germany. According to a current statistics from the Federal Statistical Office, a total of 441 cyclists died in road traffic in 2024, which corresponds to 33 less than in the previous year, but is a worrying increase in ten -year comparison. It is particularly alarming that every sixth death in road traffic was a cyclist. According to the statistics, it was 72,882 bicycle accidents with personal injury about collisions with cars in 70.7 percent, with drivers wearing the main debt in 75.3 percent of the cases. These figures illustrate how important a conscious handling of road traffic is, especially for cyclists who are particularly at risk due to their vulnerable position. This information comes from an article by Tagesschau .
Overall, it turns out that cyclists are particularly at risk in road traffic. The data proves that 43.5 percent of the fatally injured cyclists were traveling with e-bikes, which is almost five times more than a decade ago. Seniors from the age of 65 in particular are vulnerable and make up a large part of the crashed cyclists. This is a wake -up call for all road users to pay more attention to each other.
The incidents in Potsdam are not only tragic, but also an urgent call to take the safety in road traffic seriously. Every accident should remind us that a good knack in traffic not only affects your own protection, but also the well -being of fellow human beings.
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| Ort | Johannes-Kepler-Platz, 14469 Potsdam, Deutschland |
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