SUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTERS
ADVERTISE| CLASSIFIEDS| JOBS| E-TRIB
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS NETWORK TRIBLIVE LOCAL
Western Pennsylvania's trusted news source
2 dead after truck hits several people in city in southern Germany, police say | TribLIVE.com
U.S./World

2 dead after truck hits several people in city in southern Germany, police say

Associated Press
Associated Press
6903361_web1_6903361-83bcb6d961c643ae833f6175ba38cd63
dpa via AP
Fire and rescue services stand at the scene of a deadly car crash Friday in the city center in Passau, Germany.
6903361_web1_6903361-51a850dc4c4040b2852add78fb44d9da
dpa via AP
Fire and rescue services stand at the scene of a deadly car crash Friday in the city center in Passau, Germany.

BERLIN — Two people have died after a truck struck several people in southern Germany on Friday morning, police said.

The 63-year old truck driver struck a group of five people close to the railway station in downtown Passau, police said in a statement. A 37-year-old woman died of her injuries at the site. Her 11-year-old daughter passed away in hospital late Friday afternoon, police said. Three other pedestrians were injured, among them the 9-year-old son of the killed woman.

The truck driver was also injured and initially taken to a hospital. He was later discharged and taken into police custody Friday afternoon.

A spokeswoman told German news agency dpa that police are “currently assuming that this was an accident situation.” Police said an investigation was ongoing.

Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.

Get Ad-Free >

Categories: News | U.S./World
";