Traffic chaos and fight: Düsseldorf Christmas market in danger!
Traffic chaos and fight: Düsseldorf Christmas market in danger!
On the second Saturday of Advent, December 8, 2024, the Düsseldorf city center experienced a dramatic traffic chaos that was due to a high number of visitors despite the unfavorable, wet -cold weather. According to T-Online were overcrowded from the lunchtime, which was over the lunch and a wide range Standing of the traffic led. The police took measures to relieve the traffic situation, including the blocking of lanes and streets. At 1 p.m. the left turn from the Kö-Bogen tunnel on the Heinrich-Heine-Allee was closed due to massive dusting, which meant that some drivers got out of their vehicles and on foot in the tunnel.
occasionally violence at the Christmas market
In addition to the traffic problems, an incident occurred in the afternoon, in which a visitor to the Christmas market on Schadowstrasse/Königsallee was slightly injured. Unknown persons hit him, which is why the police initiated criminal proceedings, while the search for the perpetrators was unsuccessful. Despite these events, the police drew a positive balance of the day, since the overall picture of the visitors and the streets, apart from the tense traffic situation, was peaceful, like RP online reported.In order to counter further problems, the barracks road was completely closed between 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. In addition, from 4:30 p.m. the passage on Königsallee between Königstrasse and Corneliusplatz was impossible. The police appealed to visitors to use public transport more and to leave the car away as possible on Saturday. This event impressively shows how important good planning is in the run -up to Christmas to deal with such challenges.
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