Tragic Occurrences: Fatal Road Accidents Claim the Lives of Young Women on June 6, 2025
A tragic update has been issued regarding a traffic accident that took place in Hürth, Germany on the 4th of June, 2025. The press release, issued jointly by the Prosecutor's Office Cologne and Rhein-Erft District Police, has been updated on the 6th of June, 2025.
According to the latest information from Polizei Rhein-Erft-Kreis, transmitted via news aktuell, the accident occurred on a Wednesday afternoon at approximately 12:15 pm. The location of the accident was on Frechener Straße, where a school group, consisting of two classes, was heading from Theresiastraße towards Theresienhöhe.
The update concerns the death of a 10-year-old girl who was severely injured in the accident. The girl passed away in a clinic on Friday afternoon, 6th June. The current investigations suggest that the driver of a BMW, approaching from the left from Sudetenstraße, drove through a red light and hit the pedestrians.
Investigations are ongoing, and the police are following up on indications that the BMW driver may have been responsible for the accident. The identity of the female driver arrested on the morning of Friday, 6th June, in Hürth, remains undisclosed at this time.
After a part of the school group had crossed the road of Frechener Straße at the pedestrian crossing, the second group was waiting for the next green phase. It is unclear whether the second group was aware of the approaching BMW before the accident.
Media inquiries can be directed to Rhein-Erft District Police Press and Public Relations at the provided contact information. The further investigations of the traffic commission are ongoing, and more information will be released as it becomes available.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the young girl who lost her life in this tragic accident.
