Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - A driver ran over a pedestrian in Nuremberg and fatally injured him. According to the police, the driver and a second car were driving through the city center at increased speed on Sunday night when he lost control of his car and came onto the sidewalk. He ran over the pedestrian who was walking on the sidewalk. He died from his injuries at the scene of the accident.
The driver fled, and the second car also left the scene of the accident without stopping. It was not yet known why the suspect lost control of his car. The police are currently not assuming that it was an illegal street race and called in an expert to clarify the course of the accident. The stranger is expected to be charged with hit-and-run and negligent homicide.
