A police car during an emergency drive with flashing lights (symbolic photo) Photo: picture alliance / Geisler-Fotopress
From the BZ editorial team
A pedestrian (26) was injured in the head in an accident with a police car.
According to initial findings, the emergency vehicle is said to have been driving on Friday evening around 7:50 p.m. with the blue lights and siren on in the right lane of Berliner Strasse in Tegel.
Then a truck driver (53) turned from the left lane to the right into the entrance of a supermarket.
In order to prevent a collision, the police car drove onto the sidewalk and hit the pedestrian. The 26-year-old suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital for outpatient treatment.
The investigation into the accident is ongoing.