Tragic accident in Germany Car hits twins in cemetery parking lot - both dead
The fire department is deployed with a large contingent of rescue workers.
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The two 72-year-old siblings succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the accident.
Image: dpa
The fire department is deployed with a large contingent of rescue workers.
Image: dpa
The two 72-year-old siblings succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the accident.
Image: dpa
A driver hits a 72-year-old brother and sister in the parking lot of a Krefeld cemetery. The two die. The police believe it was an accident.
23.08.2025, 15:15
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- A driver hits a brother and sister in a cemetery parking lot in Krefeld (Germany).
- The 72-year-old twins are trapped under the car and fatally injured.
- According to current information, the 77-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle.
Two people have been hit and fatally injured by a car in a cemetery parking lot in Krefeld. The police are assuming an accident, said a spokesperson. For reasons as yet unexplained, a 77-year-old man hit the 72-year-old twins with his car.
The man and the woman were trapped under the vehicle and died at the scene. The two wanted to visit a grave, the spokesman added.
Emergency pastoral workers took care of eyewitnesses and relatives. The police are investigating the circumstances.