The Hamburger Hochbahn is mourning: the 39-year-old was a colleague who was fatally injured in a car accident on Jungfernstieg. On Thursday (July 4) he will be remembered with a moment of silence.
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With a A moment of silence the Hamburger Hochbahn commemorated this a colleague of 39 years who passed away.
The subway driver was killed in a traffic accident on Tuesday (July 2).
A 18 years old who had a car crashed into a deposit bank branch on Jungfernstieg Hamburg and fatally hit the 39-year-old.
Buses and trains still stand for colleagues
After fatal accident At Hamburg’s Jungfernstieg, Hochbahn employees remembered their late colleague with a moment of silence.
According to the transport company, on Thursday (July 4) at 11 am, all buses and subways that were stopping at that time stopped for one minute.
“The railway has risen in sorrow”
Passengers were informed through announcements. “The Hochbahn is in mourning.
“This time, we will stop now and remember him with a moment of silence. We ask you also to pause for this moment. Our condolences to his family and all his bereaved children.”
Our condolences to his family and all those left behind.
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A dramatic accident that killed the 39-year-old
On the morning of Tuesday (July 2), an 18-year-old man drove a 600 hp car along a path on Jungfernstieg and rammed a van in front of the Sparkasse branch. Due to the force of the impact, the van moved forward and hit the passerby. The 39-year-old subway driver and his father died a short time later from their serious injuries in hospital
Cars crash into the bank branch on Jungfernstieg: several people injured
Police launch an investigation
According to the police, the driver of the car drove onto the pavement for an unknown reason. He rammed some chairs on the outdoor terrace of a restaurant, crashed into a van parked in front of the savings bank and finally came to a stop in the entrance area of the bank branch with frontal damage.
The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle involved in the accident is being investigated by police. It is checked whether the 52 year old passenger can also be held responsible. According to media reports, the two prisoners could be father and son, the “Tagesschau” wrote:
It is not yet clear what exactly the driver is accused of. Police did not comment on the speed of the vehicle involved in the crash. The Jungfernstieg in Hamburg has a maximum speed limit of 50 km/h. The Jungfernstieg is closed to private car traffic from October 2020.