Driver disappears on Schederweg after an accident - police are looking for witnesses!

Am 6. März 2025 verletzte ein Autofahrer in Meschede eine Fußgängerin. Polizei sucht Zeugen des Vorfalls.
On March 6, 2025, a driver in Meschede injured a pedestrian. Police are looking for witnesses to the incident. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Driver disappears on Schederweg after an accident - police are looking for witnesses!

On Wednesday morning, March 6, 2025, a traffic accident occurred on the Schederweg in Meschede, in which a pedestrian was slightly injured. According to the Sauerland Kurier , the woman was hit by a white car, while the driver of the vehicle was turned. After a short conversation with the injured person, the driver left the scene of the accident. The police in Meschede has taken over the investigation and is now looking for the fleeting driver.

The description of the person who caused the accident is as follows: the man should be about 60 years old and 1.70 meters tall. In the front passenger seat of the vehicle, a woman of similar age was also sitting with short brown hair. Witnesses of the incident are urgently asked to report to the police station in Meschede on 0291/90200.

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In this case, too, the police are dependent on information.

The increasing number of traffic accidents in which drivers flee is a major problem. According to Europarl.eu In the EU in traffic accidents, their lives or are seriously injured. While between 2010 and 2020 the number of road traffic fats fell by 36 percent, the decline in the number of accidents is difficult to measure due to the pandemy because the traffic density varied. Sweden lists the safest roads with only 18 traffic fatalities per 1 million inhabitants, while Romania has the highest rate of 85 traffic fatalities per 1 million inhabitants.

daily road traffic continues to have a high risk, especially for vulnerable road users and pedestrians. The police appeal to the public to be attentive and act immediately in the event of accidents to help injuries and provide important information.

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