Shock accident in Dierkow: 82-year-old pedestrian seriously injured!

Shock accident in Dierkow: 82-year-old pedestrian seriously injured!

Lorenzstraße, Rostock, Deutschland - On June 14, 2025, a serious accident occurred in the Dierkow district of Rostock, which keeps the local community in suspense. At around 1:15 p.m. there was a collision between an 82-year-old pedestrian who was seriously injured, and a 71-year-old cyclist who comes from Hungary

The cyclist, who incorrectly assumed that the sidewalk on Lorenzstrasse was a bike path, ran on the sidewalk by bike. At that moment, the pedestrian stepped between two concrete rubble container boxes onto the sidewalk and was hit by the cyclist. Both plunged to the ground, while the cyclist only bought slight injuries.

Investigations run

The investigation into the exact course of the accident is currently underway. The police and traffic authorities do everything they can to clarify the circumstances and factors that have led to this incident. The pedestrian is German, which classifies the case in the concerns of the local population and the associated questions about traffic safety.

According to a statistics, which can be found on the website of Destatis , accidents such as this occasion are to gain comprehensive data on the traffic safety situation and the causes of accidents in Germany. This information is of central importance for the legislative work, traffic education and the expansion of the infrastructure.

The importance of traffic safety

The effects of traffic accidents should not be underestimated. Statistics such as those of Destatis show how important it is to understand the accident and develop measures to make the streets safer. The focus is not only on avoiding future accidents, but also on promoting a conscious handling of road traffic.

For questions about this incident, interested parties can contact the Rostock police headquarters. The press spokeswoman Anne Schwartz can be reached on 0381 4916-3042 and by email at pressestelle-p.rostock@polizei.mv--regierung.de

The events in Dierkow are another impetus to think about the safety in traffic and take appropriate measures to sensitize road users. Let's see what changes result from this and we hope that such accidents can be avoided in the future.