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Elderly female passenger involved in bus accident following abrupt stop

Elderly female passenger experiences accident upon applying bus brakes
Elderly female passenger experiences accident upon applying bus brakes

Elderly female passenger involved in bus accident following abrupt stop

On September 01, 2025, a traffic accident occurred at Altewiekring, Braunschweig, involving a bus from Verkehrs AG. The incident, which occurred around 10:40 AM, left a 66-year-old woman from Braunschweig severely injured.

According to the police, the bus driver performed an emergency brake to avoid a collision with a parked car, whose driver's door was open to the road, just before Helmstedter Straße. The woman fell inside the bus during the emergency brake and hit her head on the back wall of the driver's cabin, causing her to become unconscious.

First responders provided immediate CPR to the unconscious woman, and she was then taken to a hospital.

The investigation into the accident is ongoing, as the bus driver and the driver of the parked car have provided different accounts of the situation before the accident. Witnesses of the incident are now being sought as part of the investigation.

The news article was originally transmitted by Polizei Braunschweig. Press inquiries should be directed to the Police Braunschweig Press Office at 0531/476-3032, -3033, and -3034 or by email at [email protected].

The driver of the parked car with the open driver's door on Altewiekring in Braunschweig on 01.09.2025 at 10:40 AM has not been publicly identified. The police reported conflicting statements from the bus driver and the car driver and are currently seeking witnesses to clarify the incident.

The woman's current condition is unknown at this time. The police urge anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has any information relevant to the investigation to contact the traffic accident department at 0531/476-3935.

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