Process against truck drivers: judgment expected after a fatal accident in Passau

Process against truck drivers: judgment expected after a fatal accident in Passau

drama on Bahnhofstrasse in Passau! A 63-year-old truck driver from Regensburg is on trial after he recorded a pedestrian group at the end of 2023. In this tragic incident, which happened on December 29, 2023, a 37-year-old and her eleven-year-old daughter lost her life. The terrible circumstances are now developing in an official process that begins on January 27, 2025 at 9 a.m.

Judge Martin Metzler from the Passau district court announced the appointment and announced that four witnesses, an expert and an interpreter will be available. Only a negotiation day is scheduled, which means that the decision could be almost exactly 13 months after the tragedy. The public prosecutor has already charged negligent killing - but what could have been the background of this devastating accident?

causes and backgrounds

alcohol or drug influence at the driver was quickly excluded, as did technical defects on the vehicle. But what leads to such fatal accidents? The pain and grief in the community are tangible, many people wonder how something like this could happen. The case remains a hot topic in public, while the victim's family mourns a loved one.

The process will undoubtedly cause a stir and raise many questions. The search for the causes and the circumstances that led to this tragedy will attract the attentive to the public. Passau and beyond, excitedly hope for the developments in this significant process.