81-year-old run over at petrol station

July 2, 2013 By

An 81-year-old pedestrian was run over at a petrol station in the Homburger Landstraße on Friday, 22nd June, 2013, after being hit by a Mercedes being driven by an 82-year-old driver.

The pedestrian was so severely hurt, that attempts to save here were unsuccessful.

Although the exact cause of the accident is unknown, police have suggested that the driver may have confused the brake and accelerator pedals. 

 

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Graham Tappenden is a British ex-pat who first came to Germany as a placement student in 1993, returning in 1995 to live there permanently. He has been writing for AllThingsGerman.net since 2006. When not writing blog posts or freelancing for local newspapers he works as a self-employed IT consultant and online community manager. In 2016 he gained German citizenship.

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