After the serious traffic accident with seven dead near Bad Langensalza in Thuringia on Saturday, the police are investigating a homicide against a 45-year-old suspect who caused the accident. It is not yet clear whether the investigation will result in a possible charge of manslaughter, manslaughter or even murder, said a spokeswoman for the responsible state police in Nordhausen on Monday morning in an interview with the star. “We’re still at the beginning.”
The police were also unable to provide any information on the exact course of the accident. The result of the blood sample taken from the BMW driver is not yet available. “There is a suspicion of alcohol consumption,” the spokeswoman continued. The fact is: the man did not have a driver’s license, and his driver’s license had already been revoked in 2007. The police didn’t want to say why.
The 45-year-old, his 34-year-old passenger and a 73-year-old are reportedly being treated in the hospital. Seven people did not survive the accident on federal highway 247 (the star reported). According to initial findings, the BMW driver drove his car into oncoming traffic in a long curve around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and collided with a Mercedes and a VW. The two oncoming cars caught fire after the collision and burned out. Three men and two women aged 19 from the Mercedes died, and even for the 60-year-old driver of the VW, any help came too late. A 44-year-old occupant of the BMW also died. All victims came from Thuringia. The speed limit on the accident route is 100 km/h.
The emergency services were offered a picture of horror at the scene of the accident. The Mercedes and the VW were burned beyond recognition, debris littered the roadway, which was marked by burn marks. A police spokeswoman compared the scene on Saturday to a “battlefield”.
The accident had caused great horror in Thuringia and beyond. Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow (left) had said: “I was shocked and very saddened to hear the news of the very serious car crash between Schönstedt and Bad Langensalza. I mourn the dead and feel for the relatives. So much life wiped out in seconds. It’s bewilderment.”
Sources: Information from the Nordhausen State Police Inspectorate, press release from the Nordhausen State Police Inspectorate, DPA news agency
