19-year-old at the wheel
Drama: Pedestrian (33) killed by US military car
A pedestrian was killed in a traffic accident in Bavaria on Sunday morning. A driver of a US Army off-road vehicle hit the woman on the adjacent footpath.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen For unknown reasons, the car left the B14 near Ansbach and drove over a grass verge onto a cycle path and footpath. After 100 meters, the SUV hit a 33-year-old pedestrian.
Woman dies shortly afterwards in hospital
She suffered extremely serious injuries as a result of the collision and was taken to hospital, where she died a short time later.
According to the police, the driver was a 19-year-old US citizen who was traveling in a military police car.
US Army comments on fatal accident
The 19-year-old, who is stationed with the US Army in nearby Katterbach, was uninjured. In a statement, the US Army garrison in Ansbach sent a letter of condolence and assured that it would cooperate fully with the investigation into the accident.
The B14 was fully closed at the accident site between Pfaffengreuth and Obereichenbach until 11 a.m. An expert was called in by order of the public prosecutor's office.
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