Pedelec crash in Bad Driburg: Seriously injured cyclists alerted!

Pedelec crash in Bad Driburg: Seriously injured cyclists alerted!

Bad Driburg-Dringenberg, Deutschland - On Saturday evening there was a serious accident in Bad Driburg-Dringenberg with a pedelec. A fallen cyclist was reported shortly after 9 p.m. The police and emergency services found a 54-year-old man on site who had fallen with his e-bike without external influence. The cyclist had a helmet with him, but it is unclear whether he was wearing it at the time of the fall.

The man contracted serious injuries and was immediately taken to a hospital. Life -threatening head injuries had to be found there. An accident recording team from the police was added to support the accident, such as Radio Hochstift reported.

increase in pedelec accidents in Germany

The incidents with pedelecs in Germany are increasing. According to an analysis of Destatis , the number of pedelec accidents has risen sharply in recent years. In 2023, a total of 23,658 Pedelec users. This corresponds almost to an annoyance compared to the 2,223 crashed in 2014.

The reasons for this could also be the increasing popularity of pedelecs. In 2022, 15.5 % of households in Germany had at least one pedelec, while in 2014 it was only 3.4 %. This development is also reflected in the statistics, which show that the proportion of pedelec denial under 45 years from 10.7 % in 2014 rose to 31.2 % in 2023

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien