North Rhine-Westphalia: tram driver blinded with a laser pointer

Bonn (dpa / lnw) - An unknown blinded a tram driver in Bonn with a laser pointer. The driver was able to look away in time at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz on Tuesday evening and was not injured, the police said on Wednesday morning. At the time of the crime, the train stopped at a signal system. The officials could not say from which direction the laser came. An extensive search for the unknown person was initially unsuccessful. The police are investigating a dangerous intervention in road traffic.