As of: July 4, 2024 11:07 am
The 39-year-old, who died on Tuesday at… The person who died in the serious accident on Jungfernstieg was an employee of the Hamburger Hochbahn. There was a moment of silence on Thursday.
At 11 am, all buses and subways that were stopping at that time stopped for a minute. The passengers were informed about this in advance with announcements.
Hochbahn is mourning the loss of employees
On Tuesday morning, an 18-year-old man drove a Mercedes along a sidewalk on Jungfernstieg and rammed a van in front of a branch of the Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa). Due to the force of the collision, the van moved forward and hit a passerby. The man was 39 years old, father and subway driver by profession. “It is extremely tragic how someone was torn from life and from our center so suddenly,” Hochbahn human resources director Saskia Heidenberger said in a statement.
Some injured
Another 23-year-old man was seriously injured in the accident and a 29-year-old man was slightly injured. An eye witness went into shock and was taken to hospital. The two men in the crashed car – a car with more than 600 horsepower – were slightly injured. A number of eyewitnesses who were in shock were taken care of by the crisis intervention team of the German Red Cross.
The cause of the accident is not yet clear
According to police, the driver of the car drove onto the pavement for reasons that are not yet known. He first ran over some chairs on the outdoor terrace of a restaurant with his car, then crashed into the van parked in front of the savings bank and came to a stop in the entrance area of the Haspa branch with the front shattered.
Investigations against an 18-year-old driver
The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle involved in the accident is being investigated by police. Police said they are still investigating whether the 52-year-old passenger should also be blamed. According to media reports, the prisoners are father and son. It is not yet clear what exactly the investigators are charging the driver with. Police also did not comment on the speed of the vehicle involved in the crash. The speed limit at the Ballydenham/Jungfernstieg intersection is 50 kilometers per hour. The Jungfernstieg has been closed to private car traffic since October 2020. The road is currently being rebuilt and is not permitted to be used. According to the police, the car had come from Ballydening.
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