33-Year-old Cyclist Was Seriously Injured in a Traffic Accident in Güstrow, Germany, After an 84-Year-old Driver Failed to See Him

The elderly motorist then collided with a truck. According to police, the 84-year-old overlooked the cyclist while turning right from a company property onto a federal highway. After the collision, the pensioner drove into the trailer of a truck on the opposite lane and came to a stop there.

The cyclist was seriously but not life-threateningly injured and was taken to a hospital. The 84-year-old driver remained uninjured. Due to recovery operations, the federal highway was closed in the direction out of town for two hours.

Police estimated the damage at 10,000 euros. The accident occurred in Güstrow, a town in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The exact date of the incident was not specified in the report.